Labor
Workers pressure University of Washington for fair contract, reject paltry wage offer
September 12, 2024The university has only offered insulting 2%, and 1% wage bumps over two years.
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Boeing strike averted? Machinists’ members to vote on tentative pact
September 10, 2024Already there are rumbles on social media that IAM bargainers didn’t get all the workers sought.
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Unions are the only major social institution whose public respect is on the rise
September 10, 2024Unions get more respect, and other institutions get less.
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Biden-Harris admin will invest $7.3 billion in rural clean energy projects across 23 states
September 9, 2024The projects will support 4,500-plus permanent jobs, as well as 16,000 construction jobs, and reduce pollution by a total of 2.9 billion tons.
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Culminating long campaign, New York enacts Retail Worker Safety Act
September 9, 2024Law aims to reduce the number of workers injured on the job.
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