…the will of Seattle voters is upheld and the needs of Seattle hotel workers are met,” UNITE HERE Local 8 spokesperson Abby Lawlor told the Seattle Times. Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/state-appeals-court-strikes-down-seattles-hotel-worker-rights-law-citing-faulty-ballot-measure/…
…sexual assaults, provisions similar to those won by UNITE HERE members in strikes at Marriott hotels in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area last fall. Read more: https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/union-leaders-tentatively-agree-on-a-contract-to-avert-strikes/article_d441273e-b582-5959-9545-953cebf3bb4f.html…
…would you feel if you weren’t being paid by your employer?” a longtime Environmental Protection Agency worker angrily told CBS 2 in Chicago. “I can’t stand it.” Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422925-largest-federal-workers-union-slams-trump-for-saying-many-workers…
…named for Local 332 business manager Samuel Staten Jr., son of the union’s late longtime leader, Samuel Staten Sr., and grandson of Philadelphia Laborers cofounder Shedrick Staten. Read more: http://local332phila.org/training-center/…
…new members, she added. The Education Minnesota union also gained members, said President Denise Specht, crediting “thousands of conversations face-to-face about what our members liked and valued.” Read more: https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/12/the-janus-decision-was-supposed-to-hurt-public-employee-unions-in-minnesota-their-membership-is-up/…
…a $30 transportation subsidy, while in Honduras, it ranges from 25.6 to 45 lempiras ($1.05 to $1.85) an hour depending on the industry and size of business. Read more: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/minimum-wage-to-go-up-16-to-103-pesos/…
…in a statement Dec. 18. The state Public Employment Relations Board will hold hearings on the district’s charges that the union has not bargained in good faith. Read more: https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-los-angeles-teachers-strike-20181219-story.html…
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…over 20 minutes for which productivity expectations would be adjusted.” “They are always pressuring us to do more,” says Ibrahin. “They think we are robots, not humans.” Read more: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/14/18141291/amazon-fulfillment-center-east-africa-workers-minneapolis…
…and leave my parents.” Local 1112 President Dave Green said he still hoped the factory could be kept open by being used to build a new vehicle. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/gm-says-it-has-2700-jobs-for-workers-slated-to-be-laid-off/2018/12/14/b702590c-ffce-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html?utm_term=.19ee8b107bc9…
