…by management…[they] give directions or orders on how to move the train,” he added. Read the full story by Ali Bauman and Alecia Reid for CBS NEW YORK, here: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-subway-derailment-ntsb-investigation/…
SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued a statement immediately after the U.S. Department of Labor declared a final rule on the classification of independent contractors versus employees on Jan….
…of an employee’s correct status are spelled out in the rule to guide employers. Read the full story by U.S. Department of Labor News, published January 9, 2024, here: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240109-1…
…living adjustment, which they had previously lost. 96% of them rejected the first tentative contract in November. Read the full story by Joseph S. Pete for nwi.com, published here: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/uaw-says-nations-first-major-strike-of-2024-may-take-place-in-indiana/article_399499e4-a9ba-11ee-af78-23cd00e56827.html…
…favor. Judge Ira Sandron has ruled that the mega-coffee chain illegally fired her, and must give her back pay. However, Sandron stopped short of ordering her former employer to reinstate…
…of deep cuts, public schools, are fighting back. UFT President Michael Mulgrew held a news conference on Dec. 21, in which he announced that the teachers union is suing to…
…labor, without fear of strikes, union organizing, health benefits, unemployment insurance, or workers’ compensation. Read the full story by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World, published December 20, 2023, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/is-slavery-back-in-alabama/…
…in the Marine Corps and spent a few years exploring the world that he started thinking about a future in the unions. That’s when he found Helmets to Hardhats, a…
…more than 18,000 Teamsters at Costco nationwide. “Costco workers saw the new energy at the International under the O’Brien-Zuckerman administration, and they wanted in. I’d like to thank the Teamsters…
…The complaint filed on Dec. 15 seeks the re-opening of the stores and reimbursement of lost wages and other benefits. Read the full story by NewsCenter Maine, published here: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/money/business/starbucks-illegally-closed-23-stores-where-workers-tried-to-unionize-labor-regulators-say-national-labor-relations-board/97-cb6df59b-dd0e-4096-83eb-5a654fee97ca…
