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National Labor News
- Could Apprenticeships 'Fix' The Teacher Shortage?
- As It ‘Gears Up To Battle’ A Unionizing Campaign By The Teamsters In Southern California, A ‘Secret’ Amazon Memo ‘Exposes Its Plan To Hire Only The Vulnerable’
- The United Mine Workers Of America Calls NLRB Demand For It ‘To Pay’ Warrior Met Coal Strike Costs “Outrageous,” Says It ‘Threatens American Workers’ Right To Strike’
- Federal Regulators ‘Welcome Input’ From Rank-And-File Railroad Workers ‘Amid Widespread Service Problems’
- National Association Of Letter Carriers’ President Fredric Rolando Says “Democracy Is On The Ballot This Fall”
- ‘Booming’ Cannabis Industry ‘Seen As Fertile Ground’ For Union Expansion: Labor’s ‘Phones Are Ringing Off The Hook’ As Workers Seek To Win Good Pay & Conditions In Newly-Legalized Sector
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Labor News From Washington, D.C.
- An Interview With National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler On Organizing, Infrastructure, Diversity & ‘How Proud She Is of Her Home Union’ - The IBEW
- The Union-Environmental Coalition Blue-Green Alliance Says The Senate’s Compromise Deficit-Cutting Bill ‘Will Create Thousands Of Green Jobs’
- It Is “Legislation That Will Transform The Lives Of Working Families At Every Level” - National AFL-CIO President Shuler ‘Applauds’ Senate’s Weekend Passage Of The Inflation Reduction Act
- Labor Opinion Column From Paul Constant, Co-Host of the Pitchfork Economics Podcast: The Average S&P 500 CEO Makes $18.3 Million A Year, But The Minimum Wage ‘Hasn't Changed Since 2009’ - ‘It's Time For Companies To Pay Up’
- National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler To Government, Business, Judicial Leaders: “Give Workers A Seat At The Table”
- The United Food & Commercial Workers & The University Of Nebraska Medical Center Releases ‘Groundbreaking Study’ On ‘How’ COVID-19 ‘Impacts’ America’s Essential Workers - Study Calls For ‘Immediate Action’ From Lawmakers & Employers
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- 140 Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center Workers Vote To ‘Go Union’ With CWA Local 1168, ‘Become The First’ Veterinary Center In The Buffalo Area To Unionize
- CWA & 1199 SEIU ‘Will Not Extend’ Current Health Care Worker Contract After July 31st Deadline - Union Members Call On New York State To ‘Increase Funding For Kaleida To Afford A Fair Contract & Recruit/Retain Workers’
- Starbucks Workers In Suburban Buffalo Strike After Alleged Accounts Of Bullying, Harassment & Threats From Management As A Result Of Their Effort To Unionize
- Labor Perspective From The Public Construction Watchdog Group - The New York Foundation For Fair Contracting: ‘Watch For Wage Theft And Speak Out’
- Past Personal Union Representation In Two Jobs Provides Highmark/Blue Cross Blue Shield President Michael Edbauer With A ‘Unique Perspective’ As WNY Health Care Provider Serves A Vast Number Of The Region’s Union-Represented Workforce
- New CWA Local 1133 President Carrie Dilbert: Growing Up In A Union Family Taught Her To ‘Stand Up For The Underdog,’ Now The RN Heads A Union Of 2,000 Caregivers Who Won A High-Profile Contract Battle At South Buffalo’s Mercy Hospital
New York City Labor News
- Immigrant Women Workers ‘Learning To Disrupt’ The Cleaning Industry
- Reuters Journalists Walk Off The Job To ‘Protest’ Management’s ‘Slow-Walking Of Contract Renewal Negotiations & Failure To Offer Wage Increases That Keep Pace With Inflation’
- Governor Hochul Announces Launch of The Health Care And Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program In NYS - Includes $1.3 Billion Allocated For The Payment Of Recruitment & Retention Bonuses To Certain Health Care & Mental Hygiene Workers
- UPS Teamsters Rally In New York City ‘Kicks Off’ Contract Fight
- From The New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council: Many New York Union Members Will Have Student Loans Forgiven By October – ‘Can You?’
- Teamsters-Represented UPS Workers Rally In Brooklyn To Protest Hot Working Conditions
New York State Labor News
- New York State’s Senators ‘Get A Reality Check As Their Own Workers Unionize’
- Civil Service Employees Association & NYS Settle Contract
- WNYLaborToday.com ‘Labor Spotlight’ On Highmark Northeastern New York Labor Representative Laura Wander - “She ‘Really’ Cares, She’s ‘Knowledgeable And Helpful - And Willing To Go The Extra Mile.’”
- Labor Perspective From Former U.S. Secretary Of Labor Robert Reich: Workers Are ‘Being Punished’ For Inflation. ‘The Real Culprit Is Corporate Greed.’
- “We Are Disappointed The Formula Created By SUNY And The Finance Committee Of The SUNY Board Of Trustees Does Not Provide More Operating Funds” - UUP Responds To The SUNY Board Of Trustees’ Allocation Of New State Budget Funding
- ‘Restricting Access To Care For Injured Workers’ - New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Proposes New Rule
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
- 'Sparked By The Impact' Of The Coronavirus Pandemic, Delta Flight Attendants Say They’re ‘Closing In On A Historic’ Union Vote
- Post-Production Workers At ShadowMachine Unionize With The Editors Guild - About Two Dozen Editors & Assistant Editors, As Well As Others, Are Now Union Members
- Emergency Medical Services Workers In Georgia Look To Unionize, Saying ‘It Would Help With Retention & Call Response’
- In A Historic Union Election, Arlington County, Virginia Workers Choose AFSCME
- West Virginia Chemical Workers Join ICWUC ‘For A Better Life’
- Baltimore & Philadelphia Become 'Epicenters' For Museum Unionization Drives This Summer
Apprenticeship & Training News
- It’s ‘Back To School’ For Newark Residents Seeking Careers In Union Construction
- International Association Of Heat And Frost Insulators Holds Advanced Pads, Metal Layout 'Train-The-Trainer' Courses
- “Being An Activist And Advocating For Women To Be Hired In The Elevator Trade Has Been My Life’s Work” – LegalMomentum Introduces Us To Union Elevator Constructor L.J. Dolin
- ‘The Life Of The Union Plumber’ - The United Association ‘Is Known For Its Top-Notch Training, But It Also Has A Successful Ambassador Program To Help Recruit’ Women & People Of Color
- SMART Local 206 Journeyworker Wins July NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award
- ‘This Is Not Your Typical Summer Camp’ - In Austin, Texas A Construction Camp ‘Has A Goal Of Empowering More Women To Enter The Construction Industry’
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