…State and federal agencies, like Minimum Wage and the Right to Organize. And, crucially, the Bill of Rights also includes information on where workers can send questions or file complaints…
…in jobsite safety incidents. The donation will be used over five years to reach 500,000 construction workers. Read the full story by Bechtel News, published March 5, 2024, here: https://www.bechtel.com/newsroom/press-releases/bechtel-and-afsp-partner-to-prevent-construction-worker-suicide/…
…laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read the full story by Robin McDowell and Margie Mason for the Associated Press, via The Chief-Leader, published March 5, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/the-rise-of-jailhouse-labor,52041…
…retains their employer-paid health plan. The raise is the largest in 32 BJ history. Read the full story by Richard Khavkine for The Chief-Leader, published February 13, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/cleaners-with-32bj-say-yes-to-contract,51926…
…workers to organize and a process to achieve collective bargaining agreements on a store-by-store basis. Read the full story by Daniel Weissner for Reuters, published February 27, 2024, here: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/starbucks-us-union-agree-form-framework-organizing-bargaining-2024-02-27/…
…him a portion of his salary, and extended widely from there into union business. Read the full story by Richard Khavkine for The Chief-Leader, published March 1, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/colombo-family-capo-sentenced-for-labor-shakedown,52033…
…to the legal cases filed by the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees against the healthcare switch. AFSCME sent them a notice over the summer arguing that this…
…our members were serious and prepared to do whatever it would take to get a fair agreement.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, published February 28, 2024, here: https://teamster.org/2024/02/teamsters-reach-major-new-agreement-with-anheuser-busch-boosting-wages-protecting-jobs/…
…neighboring hospital Kings County doesn’t provide, like its kidney treatment center. UUP wants the process to focus on developing a sustainability plan for Downstate that maintains the hospital as a…
…demand for higher wages, clearer paths to promotion, and better protections from extreme temperatures. Read the full story by Duncan Freeman for The Chief-Leader, published February 27, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/brooklyns-she-wolf-bakery-workers-win-union,51998…
