Why I am a Union Member
Judith Wishnia
April 4, 2018
At a recent union meeting at Stony Brook, a new (very young) member asked how and why we were all union activists. I was intrigued by the question. Unions have
Category: Municipal Government
Healthplex Continues their Long-Time Partnership with the Union Community
Lyndsay Desmarais
April 3, 2018
Labor Unions hold significant value in the workplace. They are the back bone for the workforce that relies on them to fight for, and protect their rights and interests. Unions
Wisconsin Passes Bill to Pre-Empt Local Labor Laws
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
April 3, 2018
MADISON, Wisc.—Wisconsin’s Assembly passed a bill Mar. 22 prohibiting local governments from adopting labor regulations stronger than the state’s, and Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign it.
Illinois Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Step-Pay Raises
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
April 3, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The Illinois Supreme Court said Mar. 22 that it would not hear Gov. Bruce Rauner’s appeal of a lower-court decision that said it couldn’t legally continue withholding step-pay increases
Port Authority Backs Raises for Airport Workers
Steve Wishnia
April 2, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners, voted unanimously on Mar. 29 to recommend raising the minimum wage for all service workers at John
Cynthia Nixon’s Anti-Worker Approach to Campaigning
Neal Tepel
April 2, 2018
New York, NY – Cynthia Nixon, candidate for New York State Governor, has taken an unusually anti-union approach to campaigning. Nixon’s statements towards workers are hostile and antagonistic. She clearly
Kaiser Permanente Union Coalition Splits as Contract Talks Begin
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
April 2, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif.—The coalition of 34 unions at the Kaiser Permanente health-care network fractured Mar. 26, as 21 locals announced they were leaving the day before contract talks were to start.
Machinists Ask Congress to Stop Layoffs at Army Depot
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
April 2, 2018
TEXARKANA, Tex.—The International Association of Machinists and its federal-employee affiliate are urging Congress to stop the planned layoff of about 570 workers at the Red River Army Depot scheduled for
Blue Collar Corner: NYC Charter/Spectrum Strike – 1 Year And Counting…
Joe Maniscalco
April 1, 2018
Frontier Strike Ends; CWA Says Deal Reached
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
April 1, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—The Communications Workers of America announced it reached a tentative contract agreement that will end the three-week strike at Frontier Communications Mar. 25. The union did not give specific