Labor
Unsafe practices force Teamsters Canada to strike Canadian National Railway
November 26, 2019Your locomotive is pulling hundreds of cars along miles of track—and your boss forces you to hang on to the outside of the locomotive with one hand and drive the train with the other.
Read moreTucson: Copper strikers and supporters rally for a fair deal
November 25, 2019The strikers are prepared for a long fight and need all the solidarity and support they can get.
Read moreJury decision could kill the dockworkers’ union on West coast
November 22, 2019The jury held Local 8 responsible for $42 million of the damages (45%). Local 8’s assets total $151,000. The ILWU international, with assets totaling $8 million, is responsible for the remaining $51 million.
Read moreUnion, advocates, growers, reps agree on residence requirements for undocumented farmworkers
November 22, 2019Growers and lawmakers have agreed on legislation to provide residence requirements – including a path to “green cards” – for undocumented farm workers and their families.
Read moreUAW President Gary Jones resigns under fire
November 21, 2019Auto Workers President Gary Jones resigned Nov. 19, just before his executive board pushed him out of both his office and the union.
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