Teamsters, Along with Senators, Take Aim at Amazon
…right to the top when he said, “Andy Jassy and Jeff Bezos think they can lie to the American people and break the law without consequences.” He cited the billions…
…right to the top when he said, “Andy Jassy and Jeff Bezos think they can lie to the American people and break the law without consequences.” He cited the billions…
Just as in its bombshell ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the now highly conservative Supreme Court, stacked as it is with three of Trump’s appointees, is taking aim at the…
…its tune: hundreds of thousands of dollars per day” for fines among them. Read the full story by Vicki M. Young for Yahoo News, published July 12, 2024, here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/dollar-general-pay-12-million-163000747.htmlguccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHNbKtZGlJFsCdakx-b4oWk1MIIMxbzUZ0iY6rdUK29AOhDl_fMm32VsbQXhUN1WvoRdWkQkj6fSuTR7T5RgyE7xqUWge3dVGDpGikSgptSzNh8LDomZsLhPZs8E4MnDr3_09M_RInBRKr1-celxhhAZji5i5rOlB9HelTnGxZN…
…also say his commitment led to an “industrial renaissance”, specifically in the construction industry, among many others. Read the full story by AFL-CIO News, published July 11, 2024, here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-leadership-unanimously-reaffirms-commitment-re-electing-president-biden-and…
…the Teamsters “continue to support Senate efforts that hold this corporation accountable for its dishonesty and mistreatment of its workers.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, published here: https://teamster.org/2024/06/teamsters-to-amazon-stop-ducking-congress/…
…danger of being stripped of their abilities to protect workers. Nancy Hagans, President of NNU, said, “This ruling paves the way for corporate challenges to the actions of the Occupational…
…the job. In the Senate, Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Act. Read the full story by Donald Norcross News, published here: https://norcross.house.gov/2024/6/reps-norcross-smith-stevens-and-lawler-introduce-bipartisan-warehouse-worker-protection-act-to-improve-worker-safety-hold-companies-accountable…
…also wants to focus on the 14 million nonunion workers in the service industry, and lead them to unionization. Read the full story by UNITE HERE News, published here: https://unitehere.org/press-releases/gwen-mills-elected-president-of-unite-here-first-woman-to-lead-the-union-in-its-130-year-history/…
…paid. Uber is supposed to pay drivers about $28/hr for being online, but Uber has now found its way around those NYCTLC rules. Read the full story by Sabir Hasko…
…and deaths. A nationwide standard is essential to ensure safe working conditions in the ever-intensifying summer heat.” Read the full story by UFCW News, published July 3, 2024, here: https://www.ufcw.org/press-releases/new-rules-protecting-workers-from-extreme-heat/…