July Labor History – Part II Mother Jones on the March
…Standards Act which would compel children to attend school until the age of 16. But what Mother Jones knew in July of 1903, and what is still true today, is…
…Standards Act which would compel children to attend school until the age of 16. But what Mother Jones knew in July of 1903, and what is still true today, is…
…Workers are not part of the network’s Labor Management Partnership, whose 28 local unions include the United Nurses Associations and the SEIU-affiliated United Healthcare Workers West. Read more here. …
…Giminez took office had gotten them restored this year, but Local 199, whose 7,700 members make it the county’s largest, had chosen to rely on property values. Read more here. …
…government created a financial incentive to entice developers to invest in a city on the verge of fiscal collapse. We face a new change today with this program. The need…
July 28, 2015 Compiled By Steve Wishnia And Neal Tepel AFSCME has won an important ruling in Chicago. Chicago’s reducing cost-of-living increases for city workers’ pensions violates the Illinois state…
…not going to be a split,” International Association of Machinists President Thomas Buffenbarger said earlier this month. “I don’t see any union running to any Republican candidate.” Read more here….
…insurance fund used to finance road and infrastructure repair and construction. He wanted to run for president. He worried more about how raising the gas tax would look to an…
…home. Pennsylvania sits atop one of the world‘s largest natural gas reserves. Given the natural resources readily available, we have an opportunity to continue growing our economy. In fact, state…
July 23, 2015 LaborPress Staff Steven Biller. Audit and financial investigation: words guaranteed to strike fear and dread in the hearts of union officials and administrators; especially coming from the United…
…then, Local 5 alleges, two union supporters have been disciplined, and maintenance engineer Edmund Legaspi, a leader in the unionization campaign, was fired on June 30. Read more here. …