IMAC will be holding educational sessions in Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, New York City, and San Francisco. See the link below for more details!
Shaw’s Supermarket workers yesterday fanned out their protest to local grocery stores, a day after employees at a Methuen distribution center went on strike following the rejection of a final contract offer.
March 8, 2010, is International Women’s Day, and this year the 20th Annual Women’s March in San Antonio on March 6 featured the struggle of women organizing at the San Antonio Grand Hyatt. This year, the Women’s Day March–a march of nearly 2,000 people–commenced in front of the Grand Hyatt because of how Hyatt treats women, especially its housekeeping workforce.
At the height of last year’s tourism season, the United Auto Workers trumpeted its support for casino dealers and lashed out at management for the lack of a first contract. The union’s frustration was splashed across highway billboards, in television and print ads, and was evident in Boardwalk rallies.
(NECN: Alysha Palumbo – Methuen, Mass.) – Walking instead of working. These Shaw’s Supermarkets employees felt they had no choice but to go on strike.
Shaw’s employee Sean Alaimo said, “What the company offered us is nowhere near fair, we’re just looking for fairness here.”
Union leaders involved in contract talks with Quincy-based Stop & Shop have issued 24-hour notices to end the current contract, which could trigger a strike if an agreement isn’t reached by noon today.
The main points of contention, according to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 – one of five locals involved in the negotiations – are higher health insurance contributions and a lack of wage increases. The company also wants to reduce the pension for new full-time workers and reduce holidays for new part timers.
Actor Danny Glover is calling for a boycott of Hugo Boss clothing at this Sunday’s Academy Awards after the German fashion house announced plans to close a factory in Cleveland, Ohio, that will leave 300 workers jobless, according to The Wrap.
The American Red Cross (ARC) is well known as one of the largest disaster relief organizations serving domestic and international communities in need. ARC is also the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, controlling more than 40 percent of the U.S. blood supply.
Feb. 24–Members of the city of Duluth’s largest union voted Tuesday to reject a contract offer and authorize a strike.
Ninety-three percent of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 66 members participated in the vote, with an “overwhelming majority” refusing the city’s final offer, said Jim Dreier, chairman of the union’s negotiating team. He declined to provide any greater detail on the vote tally.
AFSCME represents 461 city workers, including 418 who are full voting members, paying prescribed dues.
In a vivid display of President Obama’s diminished clout, the Senate’s newest Republican and two veteran Democrats Tuesday helped block Mr. Obama’s bid to fill a key labor post with a nominee they considered too cozy with unions.
With newly seated Sen. Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, voting to sustain the filibuster, Senate Democratic leaders failed to muster the 60 votes needed to force a vote on the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, which resolves disputes between unions and management.
