The Daily Read – June 17, 2011
…Now, one of them is speaking out. Yesterday, the International Labor Organization approved a convention to promote the rights of domestic workers worldwide. Macy’s workers agreed on the tentative contact…
…Now, one of them is speaking out. Yesterday, the International Labor Organization approved a convention to promote the rights of domestic workers worldwide. Macy’s workers agreed on the tentative contact…
…closet. The Star Tribune speculates on what the recent Target union vote will mean for organizing efforts in retail stores throughout the country. A new decision by the National Labor…
…apartments. Union officials were in talks with Macy’s management into the early hours of the morning as a last ditch effort to avoid a strike by Macy’s union workers today….
Teachers Lead Opposition To Tax Cap Deal May 26, 2011 By Neal Tepel ALBANY, N.Y. May 24, 2011 New York State United Teachers said property tax cap legislation proposed today…
…today for your support of marriage equality. The American labor movement is the natural ally of anybody fighting for human rights and civil rights including the LGBT community because we…
May 26, 2011 By Stephanie West Actors’ Equity Association celebrates its 98th Anniversary today, May 26, 2011. The oldest performing arts union in America, Equity proudly represents more than 49,000…
May 26, 2011 By Harry Kelber AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, in an impassioned speech before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on May 20, charted a new course for…
…United for Respect at Walmart, that will push for better wages and benefits. Labor leaders have planned a protest against city layoffs at City Hall today. The Wisconsin Supreme Court…
…while it leads the anti-union bandwagon at home. More news on striking Kaleida Health workers in Buffalo, NY—management is claiming that the three unions representing the 7,700 workers aren’t “cooperating.”…
…year. An editorial in the New York Daily News speculates on the City Council’s role in Friday’s union vote for Target employees. The National Labor Relations Board is taking Boeing…