The American Red Cross says it is committed to continuing to negotiate with blood collection workers in Connecticut after dozens voted to authorize a strike if necessary.
American Red Cross spokeswoman Donna Morrissey said Monday the organization had offered a package of wages and benefits consistent with compensation for nonunion employees.
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Garbage truck drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 voted today to authorize a strike that would affect Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond and the surrounding area.
The union represents drivers in both King and Snohomish counties.
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A labor dispute between San Francisco’s largest hotels and their unions does not look like it will be resolved anytime soon — and in the meantime, the acrimony is costing The City several million dollars.
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Westin Providence hotel workers protesting management’s decision to unilaterally impose salary cuts and health-care increases called for a boycott of the downtown hotel Thursday, the first day of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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Workers at three companies in CWA District 4 now have CWA representation; their employers agreed to CWA recognition when a majority of workers demonstrated that they wanted a union voice.
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CWA members at Verizon West are gearing up their mobilization to support the fight for a fair contract as negotiations for 5,500 workers continued this week past the Mar. 13 contract expiration.
CWA and the company remain far apart on several key issues including pay and health care. Both parties have agreed to extend bargaining talks. Negotiations began Feb. 1.
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American Indian casinos are big business in the United States, with an estimated 280,000 people employed across more than 400 sites.
That huge workforce is largely unorganized. Only a few such casinos recognize union contracts. Among them is North America’s largest gaming center, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
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In response to the steward’s statement that management often retaliates against workers who ask questions during meetings, the foreman forcefully pointed his finger in the steward’s face and said, “you’re dead!!” For emphasis, he said it twice.
It is an unfair labor practice to threaten stewards for acting on behalf of the membership and it is just plain wrong to use violent threats to threaten anyone in the workplace. Verizon management is creating a “hostile work environment” for its employees in the Lynn garage and elsewhere.
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Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 791 began picketing about a dozen Shaw’s and Star Market stores after union workers at a Shaw’s warehouse in Methuen went out on strike.
Peter Derouen, a spokesman for Easton-based Local 791, said his union’s members are urging shoppers to boycott stores where picket lines have been established.
Derouen said his union has set up picket lines in front of at least 11 stores in Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire, as well as the perishable goods warehouse in Methuen. The warehouse provides dairy items, meats and produce for Shaw’s and Star Market stores in New England.
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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.
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