May 14, 2008: The trucking industry is lobbying to allow heavier trucks on our highways. But heavier will lead to more deaths and damage to infrastructure, according to a statement today from Public Citizen.
Read the statement from Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen.
President Shawn Fain led members of the United Autoworkers (UAW) to victory in the Stand Up strike against the Big Three automakers. Now, he’s facing trumped up allegations from a federal monitor who’s trying to tip the balance in the upcoming UAW election for International Union officers. Here’s what you need to know.
Vermont Local 597 Teamsters rallied and marched at UPS near Burlington to protest management’s refusal to pay out millions of dollars in grievances. Holding signs that said “Time to Pay Up” Local 597 members spoke out about grueling overtime and runaway contract violations.
