Washington, DC – A top federal appeals court ruled Aug. 4 that a Pennsylvania company had illegally violated workers’ free-speech rights by freezing wages during a union-organizing campaign in 2012.
This certainly was the week that was. Trump threatened nuclear war against North Korea. He threatened to invade Venezuela. Along the way, he attacked various people in his administration and the Republican Party for supposedly letting him down. It ended on the other hand with him blaming “many sides” for the violence in Charlottesville.
OPEN SHOP: A business that employs workers without regard to union membership. In the 1920s the “open shop” employed an ill‑disguised attempt to get rid of bona fide unions. States
New York, NY – The Uniformed Firefighters Association and the Teamsters both announced their endorsements for the City Council on Thursday, August 10th. The Uniformed Firefighters (UFA) endorsed Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (D-30) for reelection and John Quaglione for the open seat in the Council’s 43rd district.
Atlanta, GA – UNITE HERE Local 23 will hold a memorial service at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Aug. 11 for TeeTee Dangerfield, a trans woman server at the airport who
Los Angeles, CA – SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a new three-year master contract for prime-time TV and feature films. The deal, which won 76% of the vote, drew significantly more
Reprinted Lowell, MA – Local 513 members at Coca-Cola’s bottling plant in Lowell, Massachusetts, ratified a new contract with a unanimous vote. The contract calls for wage increases of 2.75 percent
Reprinted Washington, DC – Over 100 Guitar Center workers at stores in four states have unanimously ratified their first contract with the RWDSU/UFCW. The three-year contract, which covers Guitar Center workers in stores in New
www.cwa-union.org Newark, NJ – The New Jersey State Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to pass a bill requiring back pay for state workers locked out during the state shutdown, and
Newark, NJ – A Newark Housing Authority security contractor will reimburse security officers it fired for being members of the 32BJ-SEIU union. In an out-of-court settlement, Roman Security admitted
Copyright © 2024 LaborPress. All rights reserved.
