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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans' first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board.
Senate Democrats need 60 votes, one more...
Congratulations to the employees of Pratt & Whitney [Page 1, Feb. 6, "Judge Rules In Favor Of Union"]. I direct my attention to what actually brought this lawsuit about. The company wanted to close two plants and send the jobs — among other places...
The "Coke side of life" is not paradise for thousands of workers on their 48th day of strike without pay at Coca-Cola Amalgamated Beverages Industries (ABI) in South Africa. SEIU is lending its support to the striking Food and Allied Workers' Union (Fawu) members.
Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history, as well as the best-known product in the world. Does it also hope to one day develop the biggest, most well-known reputation for mistreating its workers? Stern and Burger, along with SEIU, are calling on Coca-Cola ABI to pay the 9.5% wage increase demanded by its workers and stop their efforts to undermine the workers' conditions. "Workers in Fawu have already called for a consumer boycott of Coca-Cola products by Cosatu," they said." If Coca-Cola ABI continues to refuse to treat their workers fairly and to deny a decent wage, we will seek support for this campaign from our members and other unions in the US and Canada." A delegation of SEIU leaders, led by President Andy Stern and actor Danny Glover, met with South African President Jacob Zuma last week to discuss the situation facing workers and unions in the country. SEIU International, as well as many SEIU locals in CA, NY and other states stopped stocking Coca-Cola beverages in their offices or union halls several years ago, after possible human rights abuses leveled at union workers in Coke-owned or controlled bottling plants in Colombia and numerous other countries came to light.
Five hard-working men — fathers to 10 children and one a grandfather to five — went to work Sunday but never went home.
Three were from Connecticut: Peter Chepulis, 48, of Thomaston, loved riding his Harley; Ronald J. Crabb, 42, of...
Newsday Union to Meet with Management on Newspaper’s Financial Status February 8, 2010, Melville, NY – Newsday union leaders will meet with management Tuesday afternoon to examine the paper's financial status in preparation for talks aimed at procuring fair terms for the workers who report, photograph, edit, produce and deliver the Long Island paper every day. George Tedeschi, the president of the Graphic Communications Conference of the Teamsters Union, will lead talks for Local 406 GCC/IBT. Bruce Lambert, a former Newsday reporter who helped launch the editorial unit of Local 406 in 1976 and was a union vice president for more than two decades, will assist him. Others who are expected to participate in the talks are Joe Molinero, director of the Teamsters Newspaper, Magazine, and Electronic Media Workers Division, and Jim Kimball, director of the Teamsters Economics and Contracts Department. On Jan. 23, Local 406 overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to reduce salaries by 10 percent to 15 percent, cut vacations, and lengthen the workweek. After the 473-10 vote, Local 406 members have been displaying solidarity by wearing the same color on chosen days. The group expects the spontaneous color events to continue through the talks. Union leaders said they stand ready, as in the past, to help Newsday management, which says the paper is financially troubled. A union accountant is ready to examine Newsday's financial statements when the paper agrees to release them. Local 406 looks forward to obtaining fair working conditions for Newsday's 550 reporters, photographers, editors, press operators, plate makers, electronic pre-press workers, truck drivers and building and maintenance workers. This Local 406 press release originally appeared in the Poyter Online on February 8, 2010.
The Florida sky was lit in a surreal glow early this morning as NASA's space shuttle Endeavor blasted into the sky at 4:14 a.m. TWU Local 525 members were an integral part of sending Endeavour to space and ensuring safe pre and post-launch conditions here on Earth. They represent the ground crew at Kennedy and Cape Canaveral space centers. In a major speech today, Randi Weingarten, the president of American Federation of Teachers, called for a reform of the way teachers are evaluated and supported during their teaching careers.The speech comes just as states are about to apply for federal...
ATLANTA (AP) — Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them.
UPS gave the same ultimatum to its roughly 2,800 pilots last year, but said it would...
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