WASHINGTON DC – While T-Mobile and Sprint’s proposed merger is under review by the FCC and DOJ – opposition continues to mount. The Communication Workers of America have argued that the merger will eliminate around 30,000 jobs. According to CWA, its also expected that for the great majority of rural Americans, the level of coverage…
DENVER, Colo.—Teamsters Local 455 has ratified its first contract with Frontier Airlines, giving the 12sters maintenance controllers covered a 40% raise. The five-year deal, announced by the union Dec. 3, includes up to ten years of pay increases. It will bring the average pay for maintenance controllers, who manage the airline’s maintenance schedule, from about…
DETROIT, Mich.—The United Auto Workers says General Motors’ plans to close five plants in the U.S. and Canada might be part of a strategy to take advantage of cheaper labor in Mexico—and the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement isn’t going to stop that. “We were hopeful that this new agreement would rein in the corporate greed that…
NEW YORK, NY — New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has unveiled a report that establishes the true scope of New York City’s affordable housing crisis, and reveals that the City’s current plan is not reaching those most at risk.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles County emergency-room nurses and nurse practitioners called off a planned strike Nov. 27, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with county officials. Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents more than 7,000 registered nurses at the county’s public hospitals and clinics, voted almost unanimously earlier in the month to authorize…
HARTFORD, Conn.—Connecticut labor unions denounced a state commission report calling for a wage freeze for state employees and teachers while cutting taxes on the rich. The Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth’s report on the state’s fiscal health, released Nov. 28, says that in order to reduce its budget deficit, Connecticut should cut $1…
When UFT President Michael Mulgrew introduced Carmen Alvarez, the winner of the Charles Cogen Award at Teacher Union Day, he praised her passion for advocating for special needs children during her 28 years as the UFT vice president for special education. “She used her voice to constantly push not just the school system but the…
HONOLULU, Hawaii—UNITE HERE Local 5 members voted nearly unanimously Nov. 27 to ratify a contract with the Kyo-ya hotel company, ending a 51-day strike by 2,700 workers at five Marriott hotels on Oahu and Maui. “This is a very, very good contract,” Local 5 secretary-treasurer Eric Gill told reporters. “We’re very happy with it. It…
Queens, NY – Phase one of the $8 billion transformation of LaGuardia Airport has been completed. LGA’s Terminal B, with 250,000 square-foot light-filled concourse is now open for business. This section of the future airport will house 18 gates and will be occupied by Air Canada, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. “The opening of the…
OSHAWA, Ontario—Workers at the General Motors plant here walked out Nov. 26 after the company announced it was one of five that will be closed by the end of 2019. “They are not closing our damn plant without one hell of a fight,” Unifor President Jerry Dias told a rally outside the factory. The closing…
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