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- LABOR NEWS UPDATE: Strike That Began On June 22nd ‘Comes To An End’ After Machinists Union Reaches Tentative Contract Deal At Navy Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works That Impacts 4,300 Workers
- Unions ‘Working To Make The Lives Of Their Members Better’ - Oregon IBEW Locals Provide Member Pregnancy Benefits
- Workers ‘Face Retaliation, Including Layoffs, For Organizing Unions During’ COVID-19 Pandemic - With Coronavirus Cases ‘Surging’ & As Millions Of Americans Still Unemployed, The Stakes For Union Organizing ‘Have Risen Dramatically’
- Chicago Teachers Union To Call For Strike Vote As A ‘Means Of Putting Pressure’ On City’s Public Schools To ‘Back Off’ Plan For A Partial Return To Classrooms Next Month
- North America’s Building Trades Unions Issue Two New Studies Showing ‘Great Opportunities In Energy Construction - Research Shows Jobs Provide Workers With Better Pay, Health & Pension Benefits Than Other Industries
- A Labor Perspective From International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers International Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth Cooper: ‘Now Is The Time’ To Organize
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Labor News From Washington, D.C.
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- ‘Friday Night Massacre’ At The U.S. Postal Service: Is This Trump's ‘Best Shot’ At Stealing The Election? The APWU Says “There's A White House Agenda To Also Privatize And Sell Off The Public Postal Service"
- ‘Never Stronger’ - The American Federation Of State, County & Municipal Employees’ 2020 Virtual Convention Will Honor ‘Front Line Public Service Heroes’
- Labor Perspective From High School Social Studies Teacher & Philadelphia Federation Of Teachers Working Educators Caucus Member Paul Prescod: ‘Remember The Public Sector’ In The Fight For Black Lives
- “We’re Watching The Destruction Of The Post Office Unfolding In Front Of Us” - Letter Carriers In Maine Say U.S. Postal Leadership Is ‘Sabotaging’ The Postal Service By ‘Willfully Delaying’ Mail
- Unions ‘Demand’ Trump’s U.S. Department Of Transportation ‘Mandate’ Passengers Wear Masks ‘All The Time’ While On The Nation’s Airlines, Subway, Bus & Commuter Rail Companies - ‘Or Get Booted Off’
- Organized Labor ‘Pleased’ With House Passage Of A Massive $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill That Anti-Union Forces ‘Had Hoped Would Not Include’ Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Requirements & The Use Of Project Labor Agreements
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- ‘Drinking The Kool-Aid’ - Donald Trump, Masks, Hydroxychloroquine & COVID-19: A Labor Perspective From Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation President Richard Lipsitz
- “Hero Pay - Not Zero Pay” & “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask - NO SERVICE!” - UFCW-Represented Tops Friendly Market Grocery Store Workers Take Their COVID Concerns To The General Public, Asks Management ‘To Do The Right Thing By Them’
- “If Not Done Correctly, (It) Will Result In The Loss Of Lives And Permanent Physical Harm” - The Buffalo Teachers Federation ‘Calls For A Delay’ In The Buffalo Public School District’s Reopening Plans
- “Are You Ready To Fight?” - Essential ATU Local 1342 Workers Rally In Downtown Buffalo Before Kicking Off Formal Negotiations With The NFTA On A New Contract That They Say 'Must Recognize Their Worth & Sacrifice'
- ‘Bing, Bang, Zoom:’ The Reviews Are In On The Way To Communicate During COVID - Some ‘Like It, Others Don’t,’ But The Web-Based Video Conferencing Tool Is ‘Here To Stay’ As Labor Looks To ‘Remain Connected’
- “COVID Made The Decision For Us” - Buffalo’s Labor Day Parade Cancelled As Union Leaders Look To ‘Reshape’ Event To Unite Unionists In Both Erie & Niagara Counties In A Massive Car Caravan To Focus Attention On Workers & The ‘Dignity Of Work’
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New York City Labor News
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- Nurses In New York City Join Nationwide ‘Call For Proper Protections Against COVID-19’
- Video Game Workers ‘Speak Out’ About Treatment ‘Amid Industry’s Record’ Sales
- ‘Working In Power’ - Former Airport Employee ‘Rises Above’ Anti-Union Bosses
- The Hazard ‘Isn’t Over’ - Front Line Workers ‘Urge’ The Public ‘To Support Them In Their Fight For More’ COVID-19 Protections
- Union-Represented Columbia University Maintenance Workers, Security Guards Authorize Strike & It Could Impact Students' Fall Return
- New NYU Study Looks At How COVID-19 Spread Amongst Transit Workers
New York State Labor News
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- Students, Community Groups, United University Professions Members Participate In A Virtual Rally For The ‘Safe Reopening’ Of State University Of New York Campuses
- NYSUT & The UFT ‘Demand A Clear Statewide Policy’ For Building Shutdown, Tracing & Quarantine Protocols In The Event Of Positive COVID-19 Cases In Schools
- On The Jewish Labor Committee’s National Day Of Mourning, Labor Leaders Warn That ‘We Must Build A Better World’
- Workers Employed At The Auburn Xylem Pump Factory Go On Strike - Pension & Medical Benefits Are ‘Main Sticking Points’ For Workers
- The President Of The Retail, Wholesale And Department Store Union Says Retail Workers ‘Shouldn't Be Tasked With Enforcing’ Store Mask Rules
- United University Professions President Tells State Lawmakers SUNY Reopening Plans Are “Inadequate”
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
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- Hearst Magazines’ Staff Of 500, Who Are Employed At 28 Different Magazines, ‘Vote Overwhelmingly’ To Unionize With Writers Guild Of America East
- New Mexico Baristas ‘Go Union’ - Vote To Join UFCW Local 1564
- 45,000 California Family Child Care Providers ‘Go Union’ - ‘Largest’ Union Election Victory In Two Decades, ‘Positions Diverse Workforce To Fight For An Equitable Recovery For Every California Child’
- Kansas ACLU Workers Seek Union Recognition, Accuse It Of Hiring Anti-Union Law Firm
- Arizona’s ‘First-Ever’ Nurses’ Union Contract Signed In Tucson - Agreement Culminates ‘Long Struggle’ For A ‘Voice In The Workplace’ & ‘Safe’ Working Conditions For Themselves And Their Patients
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez For Congress Campaign Workers Just Ratified A 2-Year Union Contract That Includes Overtime Pay ‘Above’ 40 Hours Per Week - ‘Which Is Virtually Unheard Of On Campaigns’ - And ‘Unlimited’ Sick Leave
Apprenticeship & Training News
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- The Re-Entry Employment Opportunities Act - Bipartisan Bill Introduced In Washington To Strengthen Re-Entry Opportunities Through Skills Trainings & Apprenticeships
- South Carolina Apprenticeship Program Provides Training, Potential Employment For Students Interested In Furthering Their Careers As Trained Operators With Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
- “If ‘Any Women Are Considering A Trade Just Go For It, Trust Me, You Won’t Regret It’” - Women In Construction Describes Their ‘Life Changing’ Career Choices
- The Savanna Institute Apprenticeship Program ‘Helps Groom The Agroforestry Farmers Of The Future’
- Nearly 500,000 Texas Youth Are Considered 'Disconnected,’ So Here's What The State Is Doing To Reach Them Through Apprenticeship Training
- Built For Detroiters ‘To Learn Skilled Trades Debt-Free,’ The Michigan Statewide Carpenters & Millwrights Joint Apprenticeship And Training Fund Breaks Ground On A New 147,000-Square-Foot Training Facility
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