…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/…
…rate of pay is 14k more per year, while Black women’s salary is 20% more per week. Read the full story by Juliana Kim for NPR News, published here: https://www.ideastream.org/2024-02-05/black-and-latina-women-helped-propel-gains-for-unions-in-2023-finds-a-new-study…
…occur, but if the union stands, the players could bargain over working conditions and terms of employment. Read the full story by Nick Robertson for The Hill, published here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/nlrb-official-rules-dartmouth-basketball-players-can-unionize/ar-BB1hPmHm…
…for Trump,” turned out not to be an auto worker at all. Read the full story by Aldous J. Pennyfarthing for the Daily Kos, published February 3, 2024, here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/3/2221289/-Biden-scoops-up-labor-support-as-more-details-emerge-on-Trump-s-phony-union-rally…
…of package deliveries was narrowly averted by the deal. Now, UPS is undercutting those wins with the mass layoffs. Read the full story by CBS NEWS MoneyWatch, published, here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-job-cuts-layoffs-12000-2024/…
…The plan is also backed by Mayor Adams and the Civil Service Employees Association. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published February 2, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/mayor-union-back-hochuls-plan-to-hire-migrants-for-temp-state-jobs,51880?…
