How Members Saved the Maspeth 250
May 12, 2014: New video shows how Local 804 members teamed up with community allies, customers, elected officials, and other public supporters to stand up to UPS.
Labor Movement
Quiet First Morning Of Picketing For Two Unions At Pa. Convention Center
CBS
05/12/2014
It was noisy and, at times, nasty as laborers, electrical workers, and stagehands walked into the heavily guarded employees-only entrance of the Pennsylvania Convention Center this morning, led by their union representatives. Members of Teamsters’ Local 107 –- one of the two unions locked out -– shouted at their union brothers for crossing their picket line.
Strikes Win Staffing Protections at University of California
Labor Notes
05/08/2014
University of California executives hoped this round of bargaining would extract deep concessions on benefits from 22,000 hospital and campus workers. And like many large university and health care employers, UC wanted to replace full-time work with contingent work by expanding the use of temps and private contractors.
Raising the Minimum Wage
May 2, 2014: Seattle’s Mayor has announced the City will phase in a new minimum wage of $15 an hour, the highest in the nation. As the battle over the minimum wage heats up, will the Teamsters Union mobilize and help lead the fight?
What a higher minimum wage would mean for me
Detroit Free Press
05/01/2014
I have worked as a tipped server for 15 years and, not counting tips, I still make only $2.65 an hour.
MLK Jr.-"I've been to the mountaintop"
April 3, 2014: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech in Memphis on April 3, 1968.
Deal Reached to End Vancouver Port Trucker Strike
Transport Topics
03/28/2014
Truckers at Port Metro Vancouver reached a deal to end a strike that began March 10, the Vancouver Sun reported.
If Gap Can Raise Wages, So Can Walmart
Change Walmart
02/25/2014
I recently read that Gap plans to raise its wage to $10 by the end of next year. Yet, Walmart, the country’s largest retailer, has failed to act while many of its 1.3 million workers are barely scraping by. We all know Walmart can do better, but is choosing not to. That’s why I call on you to pay Walmart workers a minimum of $25,000 a year so they are not forced to rely on government assistance.
Former CEO: Executive Pay Is 'A Fraud'
Huffington Post
02/20/2014
You can blame the stagnant economy on a "handful of women and men" who run the country's largest companies. And that's according to a man who used to be one of those people.
Labor Rights Expert on Proposed NLRB Union Election
Jobs With Justice
02/07/2014
Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reintroduced a proposed rule to ensure a more streamlined and fairer union election process for workers. In response, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement:
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