…and Stellanis. Wage gains, cost-of-living adjustments, and other improvements were wins for the union. Read the full story by Eric D. Lawrence for the Detroit Free Press, published here: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2024/02/21/uaw-spending-millions-organizing-southern-nonunion-auto-plants/72687415007/…
…change. TWU Local 100 President Richard Davis called the assaults, “a new form of terrorism against public servants.” Read the full story by Ben Brachfeld for amNY, published here: https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-station-agent-recounts-assault-on-subway-platform-as-union-blasts-new-form-of-terrorism-against-transit-workers/…
…of Michigan AFL-CIO praised the change, saying that it will create stronger unions and a stronger economy. Read the full story by Justin Kent for WILX 10, published here: https://www.wilx.com/2024/02/12/labor-unions-take-another-step-forward-right-to-work-law-repeal-starts-tuesday/…
…and knocked on almost 10,000 doors in Queens, NY, alone. 86 different NYC CLC local union affiliates participated. Read the full story by AFL-CIO NYC CLC News, published here: https://www.nycclc.org/press-release/2024-02/union-members-get-out-vote-queens-elect-labor%E2%80%99s-candidate-tom-suozzi…
…responder protocol, and, three months from the date, the creation of OSHA. Read the full story by Zach Dennis and Nancy Guan for the Savannah Morning News, published here: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/local/2024/02/05/residents-of-woodbine-georgia-remember-thiokol-explosion-53-years-later/72472010007/…
…airline CEOs’ astronomical compensation and corporate greed are a major part of the equation. Read the full story by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World, published February 14, 2024, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/flight-attendants-forced-into-one-day-nationwide-strike/…
…burnout and attrition. Nurses have made it clear that not having adequate staffing puts patients at risk. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/nurses-deliver-strike-notice-to-northwell,51923…
…currently in contract negotiations. They are seeking significant improvements in contracts and careers. Read the full story by Association of Professional Flight Attendants News, published February 13, 2024, here: https://www.apfa.org/2024/02/13/2-13-24-flight-attendants-take-historic-action-together-for-fair-contracts-covering-100000-crewmembers/…
…expect ‘the happiest place on earth’ to pay them fairly and prioritize their health and safety.’” Read the full story by Actors’ Equity News, published February 13, 2024, here: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/MagicUnited/…
…rate of pay is 14k more per year, while Black women’s salary is 20% more per week. Read the full story by Juliana Kim for NPR News, published here: https://www.ideastream.org/2024-02-05/black-and-latina-women-helped-propel-gains-for-unions-in-2023-finds-a-new-study…
