…requirements to hire additional permanent people, that’s good news. But is this the end? Are we past the cutting of jobs? I don’t know. I hope so.” Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-reversing-tide-of-cuts-rushes-to-bring-back-retirees-as-temps/…
…said county negotiators had “walked from the table,” which a county spokesperson denied. If the strike lasts until Nov. 1, workers’ health insurance will be cut off. Read more: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36062550-75/lane-county-workers-start-strike.html.csp…
…were announced Oct. 13. The Steelworkers also filed an unfair-labor-practice charge with the board after the Korean company fired union activist Mario Smith on Oct. 17. Read more: http://paydayreport.com/georgia-tire-workers-lose-union-election-by-28-votes-following-what-steelworkers-call-a-psychological-warfare-campaign/…
…to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The stabbed officer was taken 85 miles by ambulance to a hospital in Iowa City, where he was reported in stable condition. Read more: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/afscme-says-prison-assaults-at-iowa-state-penitentiary-linked-to-white-supremacists-20171018…
…Department issued an analysis in September that said the pipeline isn’t necessary. The state Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to decide whether to build it in April. Read more: http://www.startribune.com/enbridge-pipeline-replacement-divides-dfl/451022623/…
…private market.” The Oteen protest was part of a series of “Save the VA” rallies that AFGE and veterans organizations have held around the nation since August. Read more: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/10/12/disappointed-va-employees-voice-concerns-lack-staffing-and-support/758139001/…
…contract negotiations were taking place. Brian Parker, Strategic Action Committee coordinator at TWU Air Transport Local 513, AFL-CIO, addressed the crowd, saying, “Every American Airlines plane has an American flag…
…local and federal agencies make more and work fewer hours each week, which causes some resentment. “We’re doing the exact same job,” said Lopez. “It becomes emotional.” Read more: http://time.com/money/4978189/california-firefighters-minimum-wage/…
…based on the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, and “iWalk4Meso”, the new campaign to combat mesothelioma, an insidious disease afflicting thousands of workers each year. We also discuss the future…
…Emanuel to keep his word, and we cannot trust him with this project unless agreements are codified into law.” Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-join-push-for-obama-cente-benefits-agreement/ SEATTLE, Wash.—The fledgling National Veterinary Professionals Union has…
