unions
Worker power sweeps the country during #Striketober
October 25, 2021Over 100,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes, while millions more are simply quitting—fueling what’s being called “the silent general strike.”
Read moreUnions cheer resurrection of Michigan’s prevailing wage law protecting construction worker pay
October 22, 2021“There’s no reason a contractor on a public project should find a competitive edge on the backs of workers, it’s just simply not right,” said Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 333 Business Manager Price Dobernick.
Read moreNews Guild on verge of representing majority of workers in troubled industry
October 22, 2021The bad news, however, is the news industry is shrinking thanks to a combination of the pandemic, the internet robbing it of vital ad revenue, and rapacious hedge fund takeovers.
Read moreShuler: Biden’s Build Back Better agenda puts working women at center of U.S. recovery
October 21, 2021So says organized labor’s top-ranked working woman: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.
Read moreWill IATSE Members accept the settlement?
October 20, 2021If the social media and initial meetings are an indication, the union leadership may have a tough time convincing the membership to approve the agreement.
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