Weekly Digest – March 5, 2014
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel VW Vote Challenge Faces Legal Test The United Auto Workers’ challenge to last month’s vote at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee may depend…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel VW Vote Challenge Faces Legal Test The United Auto Workers’ challenge to last month’s vote at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee may depend…
…per hour he got when he started eight years ago. Read more:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/27/low-wage-workers_n_4674985.html NYSUT Board of Directors OKs ‘No Confidence’ Vote for Commissioner The New York State United Teachers Union’s board…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Angry Bangladesh Garment Workers Take Streets As many as 200,000 garment workers poured into the streets in Bangladesh Sept. 23, blocking roads and…
…actually get patched or that mold will actually be removed,” said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. “We’re going to use the watch list to hold NYCHA’s feet to the fire.”http://nychawatchlist.com/…
August 14, 2013 Reprint on LaborPress http://www.ufcw.org According to the Department of Labor, the retail sector continues to play a major role in adding jobs to the economy, but most…
…experiment with this, go to twitter.com and enter an #example in the search field to see what comes up. You can also search for a person or organization, and see…
…ignoring poorer households, thereby depriving them of voice. The cornerstone of American democracy is the local community with members of each community actively participating in the affairs of their communities….
…Union’s Parody Web Site Walmart has filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization against the United Food and Commercial Workers’ use of the domain name ReallyWalmart.org, claiming it’s…
…516-874-9601or mfina@ftub.comwith any questions or comments. In the coming months, Mike will be providing commentary and insight into timely banking issues and how they impact union organizations and their members….
…fun, but just not accurate or easy enough to be useful. This Glasses.com app is to augmented-reality shopping what ‘Toy Story’ was for computer-generated animated film! Check this out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlHOhYF_jqM…