To some, Labor Day simply means a long weekend getaway and big shopping sales. But for workers and unions, today’s increasing push for fair wages and benefits and a host…
…Cemex had fired union supporters, intimidated them, harassed them, and compared the company’s attempts to influence elections to “a tin-pot dictatorship.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, here: https://teamster.org/2023/08/teamsters-secure-victory-for-entire-labor-movement-in-landmark-nlrb-case/…
…that promise by issuing an unprecedented proposed rule on nursing home staffing. The new proposed staffing rule is a testament to the relentless advocacy of the majority woman-of-color-powered nursing home…
…limit the workweek to 40 hours). Today, many working people continue to face daunting challenges in receiving fair compensation, and time off, that they have earned through their work. Contract…
…those under 30. 88% view unions favorably. That same demographic sees unions as crucial to growing the middle class. Read the full story by AFL-CIO News, published August 29, 2023,…
…needed by workers as temperatures soar nationwide. 44 supplements have also been added to the master agreement. Read the full story by Teamsters News, published August 22, 2023, here: https://teamster.org/2023/08/teamsters-ratify-historic-ups-contract…
…the public safety by ensuring the roadway projects would “utilize a highly trained and skilled workforce.” Read the full story at Governor Hochul News, published August 16, 2023, here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-ensuring-prevailing-wage-construction-workers-performing…
…to replace human writers is strongly opposed; 74% think studios should be prohibited from this practice. The support also runs across party lines, with 67% of voters of both parties…
…leading to the workers’ demands for the benefits a union will bring them. Read the full story by Writers Guild of America East News, published August 8, 2023, here: https://www.wgaeast.org/workers-at-story-syndicate-successfully-unionize/…
…Accenture, are being ordered to train their replacements, located in India and the Philipines. Read the full story by Press Associates for People’s World, published August 9, 2023, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/google-subcontractor-fires-66-of-staff-for-unionizing/…
