…infrastructure. Through ATU International, we strongly supported the inclusion of $32 billion in emergency operating aid for public transportation in the federal Coronavirus relief package. We also supported the funding for…
…Teamsters supported the bills, saying they were needed to protect public safety and protect good union jobs. Chris Griswold, Teamsters International VP At-Large and President of Teamsters Joint Council 42…
…bill that would help to ensure that in wage theft cases workers can actually collect their stolen wages. “Today we have an opportunity to fight back and punish these cheating…
…extremist book bans. 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,…
…card signings took off in November, “It was like workers were starving for it.” Read the full story by Stephen Bisaha for WPLN News, published April 14, 2024, here: https://wpln.org/post/seeking-to-defy-history-the-uaw-is-coming-closer-to-unionizing-in-the-south/…
…with getting screwed.” He also blasted Georgia and Tennessee’s governors for their states’ anti-union legislation. Read the full story by William Thornton for AL.com, published April 3, 2024, here: https://www.al.com/news/2024/04/union-president-blasts-gov-kay-ivey-alabama-auto-workers-are-fed-up-with-getting-screwed.html…
…service and gaming unions in Nevada to leading one of the fastest-growing private sector unions in the country. UNITE HERE is a 300,000-member international union serving the hotel, food service,…
…1056 — 25 of those as a union representative. During his tenure, he has fought for equity and inclusion through his participation in the ATU International Latino Caucus. “What I…
An in-depth article by the New York Times this week sheds light on the seamy world of medical overbilling. The magnitude of this problem is staggering. Kudos to The Times…
…New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to bring the No More 24 Act to a vote, or step down. Read the full story by Democracy Now, published here: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/26/headlines/nyc_home_health_aides_end_hunger_strike_vow_to_continue_fighting_for_an_end_to_24_hour_workdays…
