Entries by Paul Becker

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR’S WORK OF TWO UNIONS

We link below to the newspaper of two international unions, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) and the United Auto Workers,  listing their accomplishments this past year. We will be linking to other union newspapers from time to time. https://www.ueunion.org;  https://uaw.org

A FEW RECENT LABOR TIDBITS:

More than 120 workers across 11 regions at the National Audubon Society voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union affiliated with the Communications Workers of America in a string of official National Labor Relations Board elections last year, joining their colleagues in the organization’s national headquarters as members of CWA. CWA-Union.org “Workers wanting to […]

CALIFORNIA SANITATION WORKERS RATIFY “GROUNDBREAKING” UNION CONTRACT

Hundreds of workers employed at Waste Management throughout Orange County, Cal. have won significant wage and pension, and healthcare increases after ratifying a groundbreaking contract. The workers are members of  Local 396 of the Teamsters Union. Sanitation workers have worked hard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, up to 14 hours a day in order to ensure […]

Piedmont Flight Attendants Take Strike Vote

After years of failed negotiations, Flight Attendants at Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, are currently taking a strike authorization vote that would allow them to go on strike at any moment if the company continues to refuse to reach a fair contract. Piedmont Flight Attendants, members of the Communications Workers of America, helped […]

JOHN DEERE WOKERS WIN BIG GAINS AFTER MONTH-LONG STRIKE

After previously rejecting two proposed contracts over the heads of their union leaders, workers at John Deere voted to approve a new six-year contract Nov. 17 that wins big gains for them. The new contract, approved by 61 % of the 10,000 Deere workers, members of the United Auto Workers in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas, […]

NOTES FROM GROWING UNION ACTIVITY

Richmond, California is seeing a big jump in union activity with the unionization of 850 workers at the Hello Fresh facility. For Unite Here Local 2850, the union leading the drive, it will mean a big jump in their membership and a major step in Unite Here’s campaign to organize the rapidly growing meal kit industry. In […]

Shuler to Head AFL-CIO

The AFL-CIO Executive Council on September 17 chose Liz Shuler, formerly secretary-treasurer, to become president of the national federation. The first woman to head the AFL-CIO, she will fill out the remainder of the term of President Richard Trumka, who died unexpectedly in July. The labor federation will choose a permanent president at its summer […]

Labor’s Future – A Discussion

For an interesting discussion on the prospectives for a vibrant future of the labor movement, click on the link below: Creating the Path Forward for a Vibrant Labor Future – Perspectives from the Front Lines Webinar organized by Marylyn Katz on the current labor situation and the labor movement. Courtesy, Locker Associates, New York