…include giving directions, helping the elderly and disabled, and helping riders with the OMNY equipment. Read the full story by TWU Local 100 News, published December 12, 2022, here: https://www.twulocal100.org/story/job-security-and-higher-pay-station-agents…
…shown that freelancers using an online platform (like Uber and Lyft) generally have less control over the contractual terms of their work. If this proposal is passed, it will only…
…such as Barbara Kingsolver, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander are among the many signees. Read the full story by Andrew Limbong at npr.org, here: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/1141557172/hundreds-of-authors-give-support-to-striking-workers-at-harpercollins Photo Cred: Spencer Platt/Getty Images…
…Gerald Bryson. NLRB regional director Teresa Poor called the decision “critical” for workers’ rights. Read the full story, reported by Michael Sainato in The Guardian, here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/28/amazon-staten-island-new-york-retaliation Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters…
…companies are kind of taking advantage of us,” said Steven Lustig, an Uber driver, and union organizer. Read the full story by Emilio Alvelar in People’s World, published, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/colorado-lyft-and-uber-drivers-strike-at-denver-international-airport-demand-reform/…
…is not reached. Seven paid sick days for workers is a key sticking point. Read the full story by Erin Doherty in Axios, published here: https://www.axios.com/2022/11/30/house-rail-strike-bill Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images…
…the school’s budget. They want a contract with real raises, expanded health coverage, and greater job security, among other demands. Read more at AFL-CIO NYC CLC News, posted, here: https://www.nycclc.org/news/2022-11/part-time-faculty-new-school-strike-real-raises…
…accounts, and media outlets. Anti-trans groups are also targeting children’s healthcare facilities and workers that provide gender-affirming care with bomb threats. Read the full story on nationalnursesunited.org, posted, at: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-condemns-deadly-violence-and-targeting-of-trans-and-lgbtq-community…
…fast food chain. The company claimed the closure was due to poor performance and not unionization efforts. Read the full story, by Keith Edwards in the Kennebec Journal, at: https://www.centralmaine.com/2022/11/22/chipotle-denies-union-busting-in-augusta-in-answer-to-federal-labor-board-complaint/…
…health, safety, and workers’ rights never happened, with the employees receiving false credentials for the training involved instead. Read the full story by Alexandra Villarreal in The Guardian, here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/14/tesla-texas-construction-workers-gigafactory-lawsuit-labor-violation…
