150 Traffic Enforcement Agents Graduate
Silver Krieger
August 30, 2017
New York, NY – 150 newly-minted Traffic Enforcement Agents graduated from a 14-week program on Monday, August 28th.
Category: Transportation
Hurricane Harvey Stops Machinists’ Picket Line
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 28, 2017
Houston, TX – Hurricane Harvey, which caused flooding the National Weather Service called “beyond anything experienced” in the Houston metropolitan area, also forced striking at the Wyman-Gordon aircraft-parts plant to abandon their picket line Aug.
Boston Transit Workers Protest Gov’s Privatization Plans
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 26, 2017
Lynn, Mass.—Hundreds of Boston-area transit workers rallied outside the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s garage here Aug. 15, protesting Gov. Charlie Baker’s plans to outsource bus maintenance to private companies.
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Opened
Stephanie West
August 25, 2017
The first span of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is open. The iconic twin-span cable-stayed crossing “The new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is much more than a magnificent, cutting-edge
International Association of Machinists workers are on strike at Houston’s Wyman-Gordon plant
Doug Cunningham
August 25, 2017
IAM District 37 President Byron Williams says the strike at Houston’s Wyman-Gordon plant was triggered by the company trying to cut disability pay and wanting to start entry level workers
Ontario Auto Mechanics’ Strike Ends After 16 Days
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 24, 2017
Thunder Bay, Ontario— Mechanics and technicians at Lakehead Motors here ended their 16-day strike Aug. 18, ratifying a new five-year contract. “We settled a number of issues that the company
Local 1182 Traffic Enforcement Agents Learn About New Annuity Plan
Silver Krieger
August 15, 2017
New York, NY – Members of Local 1182, the Traffic Enforcement Agents union, gathered on Thursday, April 10th, at Traffic Enforcement Command 109 in Queens, to hear about their new
Atlanta UNITE HERE to Honor Murdered Transgender Member
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 13, 2017
Atlanta, GA – UNITE HERE Local 23 will hold a memorial service at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Aug. 11 for TeeTee Dangerfield, a trans woman server at the airport who
Unifor-GM Deal Saves Ontario Plant, Sacrifices Pensions
Stephanie
September 22, 2016
September 23, 2016 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Toronto, Ontario—Unifor and General Motors announced a tentative contract deal late Sept. 19 in which the company promised to continue production
Canadian Auto Strike Deadline Nears
Stephanie
September 19, 2016
September 19, 2016 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel OSHAWA, Ontario—With contract talks racing to beat a strike deadline coming at midnight on Sept. 19, General Motors and the Canadian