…lowered residuals caused by streaming, and content-producing AI that replaces writers as crucial issues that threaten the livelihoods of workers. Read the full story by SAG-AFTRA News, published June 5,…
Transit workers have been harassed and assaulted by the hundreds over the years in New York. Reasons range from a rider enraged by a train running late to mental illness…
…department workers, especially track workers, fall into this category. The accompanying fatigue leads to an increased risk of accidents. Read the full story at Trains.com, published June 2, 2023, here:https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/report-warns-of-danger-of-long-hours-for-lirr-track-workers…
…a three-year contract that increased staffing, preserved healthcare and other benefits, and increased salaries, among other wins. Read the full story by NYSNA News, published May 30, 2023, here: https://www.nysna.org/press/2023/newyork-presbyterian-brooklyn-methodist-nurses-deliver-strike-notice…
…on the rise, and the risk of extreme danger in trucks of this size would only increase proportionately. Read the full story in Teamsters News, published June 1, 2023, here:https://teamster.org/2023/06/teamsters-commend-california-state-assembly-for-passing-autonomous-vehicle-bill-ab-316/…
Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) held its annual Equity Leadership Awards Luncheon on May 18. The event provided a forum for two skilled tradeswomen who went through NEW’s pre-apprentice training…
…a time when workers across the country are fed up and exercising their rights more and more.” Read the full story by Irina Ivanova for CBS News, published 6/1, here:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-glacier-northwest-vs-teamsters-decision-ruling-labor-strike-limits/…
…has gotten much of what they had demanded, including high raises, cash bonus payments, enhanced medical coverage for retirees, and more. Read the full story by TWU Local 100 News,…
…Western Region International Vice President, echoed Erickson, saying that the new measure would “create more middle-class, union careers.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, published May 30, 2023, here:https://teamster.org/2023/05/teamsters-commend-legalization-of-cannabis-in-minnesota/…
…from automatically collecting dues via payrolls deductions, even with the worker’s consent. Read the full story by Eric Brooks for People’s World, published May 30, 2023, here:https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/black-unionists-vow-to-push-for-racial-justice-and-democracy/ President Terry Melvin…
