BOSTON, Mass.—The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition submitted petitions Dec. 5 to put initiatives for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and paid family and medical leave on the November 2018 state ballot.
TRENTON, N.J.—Gov. Chris Christie released a report Dec. 6 urging state and local governments to cut their workers’ health benefits by more than $4 billion a year and put that
WASHINGTON—About 4,800 JetBlue flight attendants traveled to Washington Dec. 6 to file a petition with the National Mediation Board requesting the right to vote on joining the Transport Workers Union.
OAKLAND, Calif.—More than 3,000 Oakland city workers remained on strike for a third day Dec. 7, as the City Council failed to reach a deal to settle it. Two unions,
The “Workflex in the 21st Century Act” is making its way through the legislative process and would cost American workers dearly by taking away key workplace protections that are provided
New York, NY – This Yuletide season, while the Janus v. AFSCME case continues to percolate inside the U.S. Supreme Court and so-called “Right-To-Work” legislation grips GOP-controlled state houses across
On the latest episode of Blue Collar Buzz, airing Sunday night at 9 p.m. on AM970TheAnswer, we’re taking a look at Maimonides Medical Center’s outrageous decision to axe more than
Back in the early seventies, in my days as a blue-collar worker, I spent one day in a carpet weaving factory in Philadelphia. That first day was just to observe,
(Reprinted) For 13 years, Doug Cunningham and Workers Independent News (WIN) has delivered news from unions and working people around the country. On November 17, WIN recorded their last news
I don’t know for a fact how you feel about it, but I, for one, am a bit tired of some of the most privileged people in the country deciding
