…Eliscu, “on a good day, temperatures [are] around 90 degrees.” Many commercial kitchens’ temps regularly reach above 100. Workers become dizzy, can feel as if they are going to pass…
…to home, “is not a difficult task.” Read the full story by Gregory Floyd, President Teamsters Local 237 for the New York Amsterdam News, published March 7, 2024, here: https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/03/07/in-honor-of-womens-history-month-thanking-the-sisterhood/…
…Manhattan, had unionized, and now Patagonia workers at a store in Reno, Nevada, have followed their lead, seeking the wages and benefits they deserve. They have voted to join United…
Bechtel Corp, a provider of engineering, construction, and project management services, has committed $7 million dollars to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The construction industry has one of the…
…the paramedics, who took 20 minutes to arrive, were there. The Dr. was honored by TWU Local 100. Read the full story by abc7, published March 4, 2024, here: https://abc7ny.com/subway-conductor-slashed-exclusive-interview-doctor-reunites-with-victim-nyc-crime/14491255/…
Prison labor is a form of slavery. On prison farms, inmates, mostly in the South, still harvest crops, some by hand, on a number of former slave plantations. Arkansas, Texas,…
…our union’s history that has set the trajectory for many generations to come,” she added. Read the full story by Dominic Patten for Deadline, published February 24, 2024, here: https://deadline.com/2024/02/fran-drescher-actors-strike-sag-awards-comments-1235837109/…
…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…
