…epidemiologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. “Thousands of cases of the most severe form of black lung. And we’re not done counting yet.” Read more: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/18/675253856/an-epidemic-is-killing-thousands-of-coal-miners-regulators-could-have-stopped-it…
…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/…
…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…
…content acquisition staffs at the animal-oriented Website The Dodo, who voted to join the WGAE in May, also ratified their first contract, the union announced Dec. 19. Read more: https://www.wgaeast.org/onion-inc-ratifies-first-contract-with-the-writers-guild-of-america-east/…
…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…
New York, NY – Online retail giant Amazon.com has a notorious record of “mistreating and dehumanizing workers” in some 16 countries around the globe — and if you turn a…
…“Amazon is killing [employee] bodies” and “treating people as animals.” Recently, Bleach feared she might have experienced a TIA, or mini-stroke on the job, and sought onsite medical help. But…
…proposed merger. The group’s website outlines serious concerns with the merger. Their site has a section focused on “Protecting American National Security” that contains a quote from former George W….
By Steven Wishnia NEW YORK, N.Y.—Citing Amazon’s long anti-labor record, the union representing New York City’s retail workers has come out strongly against the city and state promising the online-sales…
