The UAW, in a news release on Feb. 21, said it plans to spend $40 million on organizing workers in non-union auto plants and battery facilities. They also emphasized that…
…critical guardrails against the misuse of AI, gained meaningful wage increases and other important gains.” Read the full story by Cynthia Littleton for Variety, published February 23, 2024, here: https://variety.com/2024/music/news/american-federation-of-musicians-amptp-contract-tentative-deal-1235920912/…
…and knocked on almost 10,000 doors in Queens, NY, alone. 86 different NYC CLC local union affiliates participated. Read the full story by AFL-CIO NYC CLC News, published here: https://www.nycclc.org/press-release/2024-02/union-members-get-out-vote-queens-elect-labor%E2%80%99s-candidate-tom-suozzi…
…responder protocol, and, three months from the date, the creation of OSHA. Read the full story by Zach Dennis and Nancy Guan for the Savannah Morning News, published here: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/local/2024/02/05/residents-of-woodbine-georgia-remember-thiokol-explosion-53-years-later/72472010007/…
…among other policies. Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said, “The greed and abuse from Molson Coors must end now.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, published here: https://teamster.org/2024/02/teamsters-strike-molson-coors/…
…airline CEOs’ astronomical compensation and corporate greed are a major part of the equation. Read the full story by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World, published February 14, 2024, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/flight-attendants-forced-into-one-day-nationwide-strike/…
…over 400 violations of federal labor law, including unlawful firings, refusal to bargain, and others. Read the full story by Starbucks Workers United News, published February 20, 2024, here: https://sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-baristas-at-21-stores-nationwide-petition-to-join-union-in-campaigns-largest-single-day-filing…
…and professional staff of the SUNY system, is holding a rally on Feb. 29 at the facility. Read the full story by UUP News, published February 16, 2024, here: https://uupinfo.org/BrooklynNeedsDownstate/?link_id=9&can_id=c391694fd8b02fc3ccce6d9b77243167&source=email-union-matters-february-9-2024&email_referrer=email_2207974&email_subject=union-matters-february-16-2024#/…
Thousands of Flight Attendants picketed outside more than 30 airports worldwide. Employed by airlines such as American, Alaska, Air Wisconsin, United, Southwest and others were in attendance. They were members…
…expect ‘the happiest place on earth’ to pay them fairly and prioritize their health and safety.’” Read the full story by Actors’ Equity News, published February 13, 2024, here: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/MagicUnited/…
