Entries by Paul Becker

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DOCK WORKERS STRIKE HITS EAST COAST & GULF PORTS

Dock workers at Eat Coast and Gulf ports walked off the job Sept 30 after weeks of negotiations failed to yield an agreement between the International Longshoreman’s Association and the US Maritime Alliance, representing the shipping industry. ILA members have been working under a six-year contract that expired Sept 30 and saw their real income […]

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HAWAII HOSPITAL LOCKS OUT NURSES AFTER ONE-DAY STRIKE

In a brazen move to pressure nurses to accept a management offer, the management at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Hawaii locked out 600 nurses indefinitely beginning Sept. 14. The lockout began a day after the nurses held a one-day strike to protest the ongoing bullying tactics of the medical center in […]

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BOEING WORKERS STRIKE AFTER REJECTING PROPOSED CONTRACT

By an overwhelming vote of 95 percent, thousands of workers at Boeing walked off the job Sept. 13, turning down a proposed contract that had been negotiated between the company and the union’s leaders. The strike by 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers affects workers on the West Coast that […]

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SEPTEMBER BITS & PIECES

AT&T WORKERS STRIKE, CITING COMPANY’S STALLING TACTICS Accusing AT&T of deliberately delaying bargaining on a new contract, over 17,000 workers in nine southeastern states hit the bricks August 16 in a strike that has resulted in a tentative agreement. But the company has continued to stall on a final agreement. The strike involves technicians, customer […]

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PROJECT 2025: WHAT’S IN STORE FOR LABOR IF TRUMP WINS

Anyone who cares about bettering the lives of working people, including their right to form and build unions, should read the section on labor in Project 2025, the blueprint for the Trump administration, should they win the White House again. It was drawn up by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think-tank with close ties to […]

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AMAZON PRIME DAYS TAKE MAJOR TOLL ON COMPANY’S WORKERS

Every year Amazon stages a Prime Day season, featuring big bargains for Amazon Prime members and big profits for Amazon. But what’s left unsaid is how much the speedup during those sale days takes its toll on the company’s workers. A new report from the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions condemns […]

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UNIONS ARE LINING UP TO SUPPORT HARRIS

As the Harris presidential campaign heats up, labor is an important part of the coalition that is emphasizing the stakes in this election. In the words of United Auto Workers President Sean Fain, “The path forward is clear. We will defeat Donald Trump and his billionaire agenda and elect a champion for the working class to […]

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