…ire of AFSCME Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay, who represents EMS crews. Although in the coming weeks the app workers will receive a huge hike, by April 2025 they will…
The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has made an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to hold off on…
…week, UPS returned an appalling counterproposal to the union’s financial package, offering miniscule raises and wage cuts to traditional cost-of-living adjustments. “The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears…
…and stools for sitting, time off for medical appointments, and leave for pregnancy related medical issues. Read the full story by Emily Peck for Axios, published June 22, 2023, here:https://www.axios.com/2023/06/22/pregnant-workers-fairness-act-2023-explain…
The Teamsters are in the midst of holding a vote to authorize a strike against UPS. Over 330,000 members can weigh in. The current contract expires August 1, and if…
…corporation had removed LGBTQ+ Pride decorations and flags at a number of stores. Workers posted on social media about the same practices. Starbucks’ Seattle Roastery is leading the strike, which…
…as a journeyman Cooper realized that one of his true passions and skills was as an “apprentice whisperer” — a mentor for up-and-coming apprentices coming from similar backgrounds. Cooper’s journey…
…bookstores, theaters like this are a vanishing breed, however, this one survives. And now employees at the storied venue will have a better quality of life, due to the ratification…
…only a complete lack of empathy, but one could even say a plantation owner’s mentality. Read the full story by Katie Hawkinson for Business Insider, published June 18, 2023, here:https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-abbott-cutback-on-water-breaks-for-texas-construction-workers-2023-6…
…man impersonating a priest extracted worker “confessions”, largely about their actions on the job, but also about their personal conduct. The details of this operation are shocking, not only in…
