…gratitude because making Labor Day a national holiday was a very minor part of the struggle for workers’ rights. In the 1890s many workers worked 12 to 14 hours a…
…union approval ratings in the U.S. The poll shows high support among Americans – 71%, cutting across political lines. Even more encouraging and significant is the opinion among young Americans,…
As the outgoing president of Local 802 American Federation of Musicians takes the reins as president of the union’s international parent union, a new president is stepping up to steer…
Donna McGuire, an Inwood assistant principal and active school administrators union member, recently won a national award as an elementary school educational leader. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)…
After a protracted battle with UPS, tough words by Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien, and the very real threat of a strike, UPS Teamsters have ratified their contract with their…
…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/…
A new word, “Bidenomics,” has appeared in American lingo. It reflects the President’s campaign promise to build “an economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top…
…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/…
