…and Stellanis. Wage gains, cost-of-living adjustments, and other improvements were wins for the union. Read the full story by Eric D. Lawrence for the Detroit Free Press, published here: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2024/02/21/uaw-spending-millions-organizing-southern-nonunion-auto-plants/72687415007/…
…change. TWU Local 100 President Richard Davis called the assaults, “a new form of terrorism against public servants.” Read the full story by Ben Brachfeld for amNY, published here: https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-station-agent-recounts-assault-on-subway-platform-as-union-blasts-new-form-of-terrorism-against-transit-workers/…
…of Michigan AFL-CIO praised the change, saying that it will create stronger unions and a stronger economy. Read the full story by Justin Kent for WILX 10, published here: https://www.wilx.com/2024/02/12/labor-unions-take-another-step-forward-right-to-work-law-repeal-starts-tuesday/…
…and knocked on almost 10,000 doors in Queens, NY, alone. 86 different NYC CLC local union affiliates participated. Read the full story by AFL-CIO NYC CLC News, published here: https://www.nycclc.org/press-release/2024-02/union-members-get-out-vote-queens-elect-labor%E2%80%99s-candidate-tom-suozzi…
…responder protocol, and, three months from the date, the creation of OSHA. Read the full story by Zach Dennis and Nancy Guan for the Savannah Morning News, published here: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/local/2024/02/05/residents-of-woodbine-georgia-remember-thiokol-explosion-53-years-later/72472010007/…
…airline CEOs’ astronomical compensation and corporate greed are a major part of the equation. Read the full story by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World, published February 14, 2024, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/flight-attendants-forced-into-one-day-nationwide-strike/…
…burnout and attrition. Nurses have made it clear that not having adequate staffing puts patients at risk. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/nurses-deliver-strike-notice-to-northwell,51923…
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is at severe risk of closure, after a Jan. 16 announcement by SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. in January. The “safety net”…
…currently in contract negotiations. They are seeking significant improvements in contracts and careers. Read the full story by Association of Professional Flight Attendants News, published February 13, 2024, here: https://www.apfa.org/2024/02/13/2-13-24-flight-attendants-take-historic-action-together-for-fair-contracts-covering-100000-crewmembers/…
…expect ‘the happiest place on earth’ to pay them fairly and prioritize their health and safety.’” Read the full story by Actors’ Equity News, published February 13, 2024, here: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/MagicUnited/…
