…“out of service” in previous inspections. The company itself was also cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration. Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly…
On Earth Day, top union officials at the AFL-CIO hosted an event aimed at bringing particularly relevant issues to the fore. President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond were present,…
…case. The NLRB asks for these injunctions when it believes unfair labor practices have occurred. Read the full story by Andrea Hsu for NPR, published April 23, 2024, here: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1226955737/starbucks-supreme-court-union-organizing-labor-injunctions-nlrb…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined a wide array of prominent elected leaders, union laborers, White House officials, and Brightline founder Wes Edens at the groundbreaking of the Brightline West…
As we observe Earth Day 2024 needing to stem climate change, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and foster the development of green and sustainable industries and jobs, ATU urges…
…that day among a group of other retail workers who are pushing for a state law to provide increased protections against retail violence in the workplace. “We weren’t prepared for…
…new name. The Wage Theft Attachment Act, sponsored by state Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal and state Senator Jessica Ramos act is a version of a bill that Ramos and other labor…
…and 179 in 2022. Union leaders say these numbers are most likely an undercount. Read the full story by Duncan Freeman for The Chief-Leader, published April 12, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/council-passes-ems-body-armor-self-defense-training-bills,52261…
…One librarian, Kerry Auld, facing these problems, organized a union under a new Colorado collective bargaining law. Read the full story by Elizabet Garcia for AFSCME News, published here: https://www.afscme.org/blog/library-worker-describes-why-she-loves-her-job-and-why-shes-part-of-a-union…
…being switched, against their will, to the private, for-profit Medicare Advantage plan. The latter is actually not deemed an “advantage” at all by many, as it has many downsides and…
