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- Railroad Unions ‘Win Major Decision’ On Train Crew Sizes - Washington State Attorney General Says ‘This Decision Makes Workers Safer, Residents Safer And Will Ensure Our Environment Remains Clean And Healthy’
- “This Is Not Just About The People At This One Facility. It’s About Something Much Bigger.” - Amazon Workers’ Fight To Unionize ‘Draws Help From Around The World’
- Illinois Economic Policy Institute Study Shows How Right-To-Work (For Less) States ‘Underperform On Many Social & Economic Metrics’
- Corporations, Lawmakers Collude In New Multi-State ‘Right-To-Work’ Offensive
- The ‘Ultimate’ In Union-Busting: Amazon’s ‘Paying Employees To Quit Right Before Critical’ Union Vote - Workers Are Offered Thousands ‘To Leave & Never Work For Amazon Again, Weeks Before A Historic’ Union Election
- Organized Labor To President Biden & The Democrats In Washington: ‘Don’t Run Away From A $15-An-Hour Minimum Wage’
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Labor News From Washington, D.C.
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- Under The New Biden Administration, The Veterans Administration Invites AFGE Locals Back To VA Facilities, ‘Won’t Charge’ Rent For Union Offices
- The PRO Act ‘Is Pro-Worker’ - How The Act ‘Would Restore’ Workers’ Freedom To Form A Union
- ‘If’ The Republican Party ‘Says It Is The Party Of Working People, Why Would’ GOP Lawmakers In Washington, D.C. ‘Introduce A National Right To Work Act?’
- Calling Them 'Real Friends,' President Biden Seeks The Input Of Several Major Union Leaders On His Forthcoming Infrastructure Plan
- AFGE Announces 'Boldest Agenda Yet To Strengthen’ Federal Employee Rights, Pay & Benefits - Union Forecasts ‘Two-Year Window To Undo’ Former President Trump’s Workforce Policies & Expand Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights
- House Panel Probes Meatpackers’’ Refusal To Protect’ Workers From The Coronavirus
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- The 59th Annual Variety Kids Telethon: WNY Labor ‘Gears Up To Make A Difference’ With Teamster Telethon Chairman Tony Vaccaro & Celebrity Child Evan Liddick, The Grandson Of A Teamster Member ‘Who Has A Very Important Story To Tell’
- 1199 SEIU-Represented Highland Park Nursing Home Workers In Wellsville Ratify Their First Union Contract That Includes A 6.75% Wage Increase
- ‘Strong Unions Build Strong Communities’ - Laborers Local 210 Distributes Hundreds of Pencil Kits To Buffalo Schoolchildren, ‘Part Of A Much Larger’ LIUNA Community Initiative Across NYS That Also Subsidized Kids’ Back-To-School Haircuts
- The USW ‘Praises’ $122 Million Investment In Sumitomo Rubber USA’s Tire-Making Plant Outside Buffalo - As A Result, Local 135L Leadership Says Company Will Be ‘Adding More Workers’ In The Months To Come
- The Buffalo Teachers Federation Supports District-Wide COVID-19 Testing & Notification Procedures - Following A Negative Court Ruling, Union Also Raises Concerns Relating To Student & Staff Infection
- “Why Are We Being Treated So Unfairly?” - ‘Frustrated & Angry’ USW-Represented Essential Workers Employed At Tonawanda’s Unifrax Plant Have Been ‘Toiling Under A COVID Cloud Without A New Contract’ Since November
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New York City Labor News
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- Hotel Trades Council 'Cheers' Vaccine Eligibility Expansion - Hotel Workers Now Added To New York City’s Vaccine Eligibility List
- Union Carpenters ‘Team Up With Undocumented Workers Alleging’ Wage Theft & Other Abuse On Park Avenue
- Graduate Workers Of Columbia-United Auto Workers Local 2110 Members Rally And Announce A March 15th Strike Deadline ‘If The University Continues To Persistently Stonewalls And Fails To Bargain’ A Contract
- Did You Know That Your Union Dues ‘Are About Building Democratic, Self-Sustaining, Working-Class ‘Organizations?
- A ‘Riveting’ New Book From Teamsters Local 810 General Counsel Mark Torres: Inside ‘Long Island Migrant Labor Camps - Dust For Blood’
- Are Unionized Construction Sites ‘Safer?’ A New Study ‘Shows They Are.’
New York State Labor News
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- In Ithaca, Building Trades Unions Hold A Workshop ‘To Attract Workers Amid The Economic Crisis’
- NYSUT Announces New Advancing Racial Justice Initiatives In Its Education Agenda
- NYSNA Announces More Than 26,000 Official Complaints Were Filed By Nurses About ‘Not Enough’ Staff In Hospitals & Nursing Homes During The Last Two Years
- NYSNA-Represented Hospital Workers & Local Leaders Rally At St. Charles Hospital In Port Jefferson, Call For Passage Of The Safe Staffing For Quality Care Act
- Schenectady Workers Join Statewide Picket For Nursing Home Reform - Action Comes On Heels Of NYS Attorney General Report ‘That Found Correlation Between Low Staffing Levels & Increased’ Coronavirus Deaths
- Montefiore New Rochelle Nurses Are Joined By Other Local Nurses To Protest Hospital’s Understaffing
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
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- Portland, Oregon’s Voodoo Doughnut Workers Call On Their Employer To Officially Recognize Their Union
- Federal Canadian Prison Chaplains ‘Negotiate Landmark First’ Union Contract
- Hundreds Of Non-Represented City Of Portland Workers ‘Get A Chance’ To Unionize
- Illinois Cannabis Workers Seek Unionization As Corporations Move Into Industry
- Jersey Media Unites! Editorial Staffers Of Gannett-Owned Publications - The Bergen Record, The Daily Record And The NJ Herald, Have Formed A Union
- Organizing Prospective From John Logan, A Professor & Director Of Labor & Employment Studies At San Francisco State University: President Biden ‘Wants’ Amazon Workers ‘To Join A Union’
Apprenticeship & Training News
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- ‘Makes No Difference On Which Side Of The Border You Live, The Problem Is Real:’ In Canada The Construction Industry ‘Fears A Skilled Trades Shortage’ - “We Need To Bring More Young People Into The Trades”
- The IBEW ‘Applauds’ President Biden’s Support Of Union Apprenticeships - IBEW President Stephenson Says The IBEW “Looks Forward To Continuing To Work With The Administration As We Open The Doors Of Opportunity For All Working People”
- New Jersey Offering Training Grants For Pre-Apprenticeships
- Piper Aircraft To Offer Apprenticeship Info Sessions On-Line
- Apprenticeship Program Draws People Of Color & Women To The Rochester, New York Building Trades
- ‘Not Every Job Requires’ A Four-Year Degree - How Apprenticeships & Vocational Training ‘Can Help Narrow The Wealth Gap’
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