Day: August 14, 2013

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Steelworkers Widen Refinery Strike The largest oil workers’ strike since 1980 expanded to two more refineries Feb. 9, with United Steelworkers members at

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel West Virginia Moves Toward Union-Shop Ban Taking advantage of Republicans gaining control of the West Virginia State Senate last November, Majority Leader Mitch

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Supreme Court Says Companies Can Cut Retirees’ Health Benefits The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Jan. 26 that a West Virginia chemical company might

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Richest 1% Own Half World’s Wealth The world’s richest 1% will own more than everyone else on the planet combined by next year,

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel AFL-CIO Plans Push for Wage Increases “Raising wages is the single standard by which leadership will be judged,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka announced

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Two More Kentucky Counties Ban Union Shop Two small Kentucky counties enacted local laws banning the union shop Dec. 30. Simpson and Fulton

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel 21 States Raising Minimum Wage Twenty-one states, more than any at one time in U.S. history, will raise their minimum wage this week.

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel NLRB Says McDonald’s Retaliated The National Labor Relations Board filed 13 complaints against McDonald’s on Dec. 19, alleging that it illegally retaliated against

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Cuomo Seeks to Make 1,000 PEF Members Nonunion New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration on Dec. 15 informed about 1,000 members of the

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Kmart Workers Resist Working on Thanksgiving Almost 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Kmart to give its workers enough time off