Organize Your Workplace!
Neal Tepel
November 10, 2019
Want to join a a union or organize your shop? How do higher wages, affordable health care and a pension sound to you? Find out how you can join a
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Asarco to Resume Talks With Strikers, Pay Withheld Bonuses
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
November 9, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.—The Asarco copper company has agreed to resume bargaining with the eight unions representing about 2,000 workers on strike since Oct. 13, the United Steelworkers said Oct. 30. The
UBER Sued for Alleged Stealing From Drivers
Stephanie West
November 9, 2019
New York, NY – Three NYTWA Uber driver members filed a lawsuit in Federal court against Uber for unlawfully deducting amounts Uber represented as tax and the Black Car Fund surcharge from driver
General Mills Workers Nix ‘Last, Best’ Contract Offer
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
November 8, 2019
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Union workers at General Mills’ cereal plant voted almost unanimously Nov. 6 to reject the company’s “last, best, and final” contract offer. Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union
NYC’s Vehicle Cap Legal
Stephanie West
November 5, 2019
New York, NY- A NYS Supreme Court Judge has dismissed Uber’s February lawsuit to overturn the historic vehicle cap in New York City. The cap has stopped Uber and other companies
Local Governments Can Afford To Pay a $15 Minimum Wage
James A. Parrott
November 5, 2019
Although the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to increase the federal minimum wage from the $7.25 an hour it’s been stuck at for decades, there’s little chance the Senate
NYC Coastal Resiliency Project Moves Forward
Stephanie West
November 4, 2019
New York, NY – The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project is now moving forward providing urgently needed flood protection for 110,000 New Yorkers along the East Side of Manhattan. The ESCR
The Fight for the Children of Chicago
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
November 1, 2019
Chicago, Illinois – “More than 20 years ago, in 1995, educators in Chicago were stripped of their right to bargain, and with that, they lost their voice to influence their
New Mexico, CWA Settle Lawsuit Against Union Fees
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 28, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M.—The state of New Mexico and the Communications Workers of America have agreed to pay about $41,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over the collection of fees for
