…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…
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…
Thousands of those who labor outside in the extreme heat in Phoenix, AZ will now be protected by a new ordinance passed by the Phoenix City Council. The rule requires…
…statement by state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie saying that he didn’t believe in raising penalties on the criminals who commit these acts. Nelson Eusebio, head of the National Supermarket Association…
…members who are hired for this work on a daily basis only. Read the full story by Josh Eidelson for Bloomberg News via the Portland Press Herald, published here: https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/27/baltimore-union-fears-loss-of-2400-jobs-on-bridge-collapse/…
…you to get involved? BS: I worked the night shift in a supermarket. And I would often see the neglect and/or incompetence of managers on my shift. Forcing workers to…
…to increase its outsourcing of jobs to “low-cost” countries such as India, Mexico and Brazil. Read the full story by Steve Mollman for Fortune, published March 24, 2024, here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stellantis-uses-mandatory-remote-day-225053112.html?guccounter=1…
