…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…
…voters of both parties supporting the strikes, and 68% of Independents also showing support for the workers. Read the full story at AFL-CIO News, published August 18, 2023, here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/new-poll-summer-strikes-strong-majority-voters-support-wga-and-sag-aftra-strikes…
…not carrying out its policies towards workers in living up to its history. Read the full story by Duncan Freeman for The Chief Leader, published August 15, 2023, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/organizing-and-labor-disputes-ongoing-at-the-new-school,50934?&cb=1692281078…
…and the union’s push to end the two-tier pay system. Read the full story by Nathan Gomes, Ben Klayman, and Lisa Baertlein, for Reuters, published August 15, 2023, here: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uaw-workers-may-vote-strike-detroit-three-automakers-next-week-2023-08-15/…
…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/…
…workers in the nation. The change took over 15 years of a relentless fight by their union. Read the full story by AFGE News, published July 31, 2023, here: https://www.afge.org/article/tsa-officers-celebrate-first-paycheck-with-31-raise–largest-in-tsa-history/…
The AFL-CIO, along with SAG-AFTRA, has unveiled a new website, Paywatch.org. It details the huge difference in CEO salaries compared to workers. It also addresses the growing threat of Artificial…
…the California heat, regularly around 100 degrees, drivers work without air-conditioning, and Amazon limits the amount of water they are allowed to carry on their trips. Read the full story…
…overtime. The rank and file will vote on ratification between Aug. 3 and Aug. 22. Read the full story by Ananta Agarwal for Reuters, published Monday, July 31, here: https://www.reuters.com/business/teamsters-local-unions-endorse-agreement-with-delivery-giant-ups-2023-07-31/…
