WNYLaborToday.com's News Archive
‘In Their Own Labor Words’ - UAW Region 9 International Representative Lonnie Everett: “Voting Is A Significant Part Of Our Lives Because We Know The Power Of The Vote!”
Published on Monday, May 2, 2022 in Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Under the theme Reconnecting The Movement, Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation (WNYALF) President Peter DeJesus, Jr. made a conscious effort to diversify those who addressed the more than 100 Central Labor Council Presidents, Union Leaders and Representatives, and Friends of Labor who were in attendance at more»
Electrical Apprenticeship ‘Sparks Success And Security’ - Female, 27-Year-Old Electrician Says Her Career ‘Wouldn't Have Been Possible Without Her NECA-IBEW Apprenticeship’
Published on Saturday, July 31, 2021 in Apprenticeship and Training News
(ESTACADA, OREGON) - Dakotah Quinn bought her first home at age 24.
The 27-year-old Union Electrician lives in Estacada and said her field has opened up a lot of doors for her: financial security, steady work and upward mobility.
As a young professional, Quinn is in high demand.
The need for Construction Workers and Electricians has skyrocketed in recent more»
Recall Walker Update: Signed Recall Petitions To Recall Anti-Worker/Anti-Union Republican Governor Scott Walker Hits The 300,000 Mark In Just The First 12 Days
Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in State-National Labor News
In just 12 days, more than 300,000 Wisconsin
voters have signed petitions to hold a recall election of Anti-Worker/Anti-Union
Republican Governor Scott Walker.
The 60-day window to gather 540,000 signatures to qualify
for an election ends January 17th.
United
Wisconsin, the coalition that is spearheading the recall movement, says
volunteers have been more»
New Hampshire House Sustains Veto Of So-Called Right-To-Work Bill/AFL-CIO President MacKenzie Says Vote Is A Clear Signal That Attacking The Rights Of Everyday Americans ‘Isn't’ The Key To Economic Prosperity
Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in State-National Labor News
After months of dirty-trick-maneuvering, Republican New
Hampshire House Speaker William O’Brien got his comeuppance today (November 30th)
when the House failed to override Democratic Governor John Lynch’s May veto of
a Right-To-Work Bill.
The 240-to-139 vote in the heavily-weighted Republican Chamber
failed to get the two-thirds necessary for an more»
Fourteen-Hundred NYSNA-Represented Nurses Employed At The Downstate Westchester Medical Center Declare Impasse In Contract Talks - Union Officials Say Management Continues To Deny Nurses A Fair Contract
Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in Southern Tier Councils
(VALHALLA)
– New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-Registered Nurses (RNs) at the Downstate Westchester Medical
Center have declared impasse
in their contract talks with Medical Center Management and today (November
30th) filed the necessary paperwork with the New York State Public Employment
Relations Board (PERB).
The most-recent contract covering more»
Walker Recall Update From Rawstory.Com: Wisconsin Democrats Hit Halfway Mark In Signature Effort Aimed At Anti-Worker/Anti-Union Republican Governor Scott Walker
Published on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in State-National Labor News
Organizers working on a campaign to recall Wisconsin
Governor Scott Walker and Lt.
Governor Rebecca Kleefisch are more than half-way to their goal, they announced Monday
(November 28th).
United Wisconsin,
which teamed up with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, has collected 300,000
signed petitions since November 15th.
They need to collect 540,206 more»
Special Forum To Be Held On Wednesday, November 30th In Washington To Address & Examine Attacks On The National Labor Relations Board And Workers’ Rights
Published on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in Southern Tier Councils
(WASHINGTON) -
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - the key agency in ensuring Workers’
Rights - is facing an unprecedented
assault from partisan
politicians and the 1%.
On Wednesday, November 30th - from 9:30 a.m. to 11
a.m. - a variety of panelists at a special forum that will be held at the National AFL-CIO
in Washington, D.C., will look at how more»
1,000 United Steelworkers Locked-Out By Management At Ohio Cooper Tire & Rubber Plant/Union Expects To Pursue Unlawful Bargaining Charges With NLRB
Published on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(FINDLAY, OHIO)
– The United Steelworkers (USW) are condemning Cooper Tire and Rubber Company’s
decision to lock-out Union-Represented Workers at the company’s profitable
Findlay, Ohio Production Facility, despite the Union’s good faith offer to keep
working while negotiations toward a new Labor Contract proceeded.
USW District 1 Director Dave more»
WNYLaborToday.com Spotlight On ARCEU/NYSUT Local 4265 & Its 285 Western New York Members - Providing An Array Of Quality Services For Those With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Across Niagara County
Published on Monday, November 28, 2011 in Niagara-Orleans CLC
(NIAGARA FALLS)
- “Because we’re all in this together,” answered ARCEU (Association For
Retarded Citizens Employees Union)/NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) Local
4265 President Nick Zawacki when asked by WNYLaborToday.com why his Union and Management
at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara – Niagara County’s largest Human Service
Association more»
The New York City-Based Monthly Review Magazine Reports On The Young Unionists’ Cory McCray, Chairman Of The Baltimore-Based Young Trade Unionists Group: The Occupy Wall Street Movement & Young Trade Unionists
Published on Monday, November 28, 2011 in Young Unionists
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Your Regional, On-Line Labor
Newspaper has republished – over the course of time – a number of worthy
columns authored by Cory McCray, who serves as chairman of the Baltimore,
Maryland-headquartered Young Trade Unionists Group (pictured above in one of WNYLaborToday.com’s
“It’s Cool To Be Union” T-Shirts). more»
From Edward Coyle, Executive Director Of The Alliance For Retired Americans: The End Of The Super Committee Is Good News For Seniors
Published on Monday, November 28, 2011 in Union Retirees
The following statement was issued by Edward Coyle,
Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans:
The lack of recommendations from the Super Committee
is good news for current and future Retirees. Over the past several months, activists with
the Alliance for Retired Americans and other progressive groups helped send a
clear message to Congress more»
New York State’s American Labor Studies Center: Teaching Children About Child Labor
Published on Sunday, November 27, 2011 in Southern Tier Councils
Around the world, some 215 million children - nearly one in
seven - go to jobs or labor at home rather
than attend school.
American History, too, is rife with the stories of children
made to work in factories and mines.
Even as one
presidential candidate is making the case for a return to Child
Labor, the story of Child Labor, present and past, and more»
National Communications Workers Of America National News: National Mediation Board Refuses To Remedy Delta's Interference In AFA-CWA 2010 Election & Recall Walker Petitioners Net More Than 100,000 Signatures In Just Four Days
Published on Sunday, November 27, 2011 in State-National Labor News
National Mediation Board
Refuses To Remedy Delta's Interference In AFA-CWA 2010 Election
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and AFA-CWA are
condemning a National Mediation Board (NMB) decision to take no action against Delta Air Lines for
interfering in the September 2010 Union Election for its 25,000 Flight
Attendants. Union Leaders said the NMB more»
Sunday Labor Column: Major Workers’ Appreciation Day Event Set For Saturday, December 10th In Downtown Buffalo & The Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Labor Council Seeks Nominations For Its Annual ‘Union Champions At Work’ Award
Published on Sunday, November 27, 2011 in Guest Columns
News, Notes & A
Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New York Labor Community
Over The Past Several Days And Rebounding From A Very Big Plate Of Thanksgiving
Turkey, Stuffing, Green Beans, Potatoes, Cranberries And Pumpkin Pie:
Final touches are
being put on a major Workers’ Appreciation Day event, which will be held on
Saturday, more»
From MoveOn.org: Since Americans Are Talking About The Economy - A Lot, Here’s Answers To Debunk Five Fox News Myths On This Thanksgiving Holiday
Published on Thursday, November 24, 2011 in State-National Labor News
Americans are talking about the economy - a lot.
They're talking about Occupy Wall Street and the Super Committee,
about an economy that only works for the 1% and about unemployment.
But thanks to Fox
News and Rush Limbaugh, lots of talk
about the economy means lots of misinformation about the economy.
So if you're spending this Thanksgiving Holiday with more»
The Office & Professional Employees International Union Assists The National Association Of Professional Allstate Agents Legal Fund/Supports Agents Lawsuit Against Allstate’s Efforts To Terminate Profitable, Long-Standing Agents
Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(NEW YORK) -
The Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) is assisting
the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) in their fight
against the Insurance Company Allstate's efforts to terminate profitable, long-standing
agents who don't meet the company's arbitrary Expected Results.
OPEIU, with which NAPAA more»
As Unemployment Aid Gets Ready To Expire, 58-Year-Old Jobless Worker In Pittsburgh Says: “There Is A Way Out, For All Of Us, And It’s With Collective Action. We Don’t Have Another Choice. All Of Us Need To Stand Together”
Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(PITTSBURGH) - Terry
Maile’s supervisor called her into a conference room with all of her co-workers
to hear the news: It was their last day of employment at Level 3 Communications
in Pittsburgh.
That was it.
The jobs were gone to India.
“I couldn’t stop crying,” said Maile, a divorced mother of
one, who until that moment had spent her more»
Fight For A Fair Economy Coalition Urges New York State Legislators To Extend The So-Called Millionaires Tax/Area Community Groups & Labor Unions Say Extension “Is About Equitable Taxation And Ensuring That Everyone Pays Their Fair Share”
Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
(BUFFALO)
– Joining with Occupy Buffalo Activists camped out in Niagara Square in Downtown Buffalo, the
Fight for a Fair Economy Coalition – which consists of a number of area
Community Organizations and Labor Unions – are urging New York State Legislators
to commit to extending the so-called Millionaire’s Tax that is set to expire in
December.
more»
The Civil Service Employees Association Rallies Against Lame Duck Erie County Executive Collins’ Proposed Layoff Of More Than 200 Union-Represented Department of Social Services Workers
Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
WNYLaborToday.com
Editor’s Note: Pictured above, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
Region 6 Director Roger Sherrie addresses the crowd with the aid of a bullhorn
late Tuesday during a rally that was held outside the Rath Building in Downtown
Buffalo to protest the proposed layoff of more than 200 Union-Represented Erie
County Department of Social more»
Erie County Executive-Elect Mark Poloncarz Takes Time To ‘Thank’ Organized Labor/Tells Union Leaders At WNY Labor Federation PAC Meeting: “I’ll Never Forget What You All Did. Now Its Time To Move The County In The Right Direction.”
Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
(AMHERST) –
Looking back on his successful campaign for Erie County Executive, Mark
Poloncarz met with more than two dozen Labor Leaders today (Tuesday, November 22nd)
at the monthly Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation’s (WNYALF) Political
Action Committee (PAC) meeting - telling them: “Not everyone was there at the
beginning (of the race more»
It’s An Unpopularity Contest – You Can Cast Your Vote For The Worst Of The Worst Of The 1%
Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in State-National Labor News
You might call it an Unpopularity
Contest.
The Brave New Foundation (BNF) wants to know who you think
are the worst of the worst of the 1%
who are doing the most to damage the economy and destroy democracy.
They’ve put together a rouges gallery of 30 bankers,
politicians, corporate big wigs, hateful pundits and other assorted characters
who are using more»
Will Republican NLRB Member Resign To Shut Down Labor Agency?
Published on Monday, November 21, 2011 in State-National Labor News
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: As of this morning
(Monday, November 21st), word is quickly spreading across the Labor Movement in
regards to Republican plans to shut down the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB). According to information sent to Your Regional, On-Line Labor
Newspaper, this proposed GOP bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act more»
Communications Workers of America National News: CWAers Lead Marathon Marches From Albany To New York City & Washington Against Corporate Greed As Protestors Deliver '99%’s' Message & 'Recall Walker' Campaign Off To Roaring Start In Wisconsin
Published on Monday, November 21, 2011 in State-National Labor News
CWAers Lead Marathon Marches in NYC & Washington Against
Corporate Greed As Protestors Deliver '99%’s' Message
East Coast Communications Workers of America (CWA) Members
collectively put thousands of miles on their sneakers this week as they led
multi-day marches to denounce the greed that’s driving Verizon Communications
and other hugely more»
Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: AFSCME President & Alliance Supporter Gerald McEntee To Retire, Super Committee Negotiations Go Down To The Wire & Alliance Activists Take To The Streets
Published on Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Union Retirees
AFSCME President
& Alliance Supporter Gerald McEntee To Retire
Gerald McEntee, who’s guided the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) as its President since 1981,
announced in a recent letter that he would not seek another four-year term at
the Union’s convention next summer. In
response, Alliance For Retired more»
Working America Offers Some Political ‘Turkey Talk Tips’ For A Smooth Thanksgiving
Published on Sunday, November 20, 2011 in State-National Labor News
Conventional wisdom says don’t talk politics at big family
gatherings, especially with Uncle Earl.
But our friends at Working America are
offering a unique guide on how to talk about today’s biggest political topic -
The Occupy Wall Street/99% Movement - without sending Uncle Earl into one of
his legendary fits.
Working America’s Turkey Talk
Guide more»
Sunday Labor Column: WNYLaborToday.com Welcomes Aboard Our Newest Union Subscribers: The 400 Members Of OPEIU Local 212 & Erie County Exec-Elect Poloncarz Names The Western New York Labor Federation’s Patty DeVinney To Transition Team
Published on Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Guest Columns
News, Notes & A
Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New
York Labor Community Over The Past Several Days:
WNYLaborToday.com Welcomes Aboard OPEIU Local 212
WNYLaborToday.com would like to welcome aboard
our newest Union Subscriber: OPEIU (Office and Professional Employees International
Union) Local 212, which represents nearly 400 more»
The University At Buffalo Honors Unionized Construction Workers At Its ‘Made In Buffalo Day’ At UB Stadium/UB President Calls Building Trades “Excellent” & Thanks Them For The Role Trades Leadership Played In Making UB 20/20 Initiative Reality
Published on Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The University at Buffalo celebrated its Made In Buffalo Day during the UB
Football Bulls game against the Akron Zips on Saturday (November 19th) at UB
Stadium in Suburban Amherst. Also honored were the Buffalo Building &
Construction Trades Council for the high-quality construction work performed by
Unionized more»
The New York State United Teachers Union Introduces A Ground-Breaking Teacher Evaluation System/Is The First Union-Led Reform Initiative To Come To Fruition That Is Funded By A U.S. Department of Education Federal Investing In Innovation Grant
Published on Friday, November 18, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(ALBANY) – The New
York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union has announced the release of TED, a
new Teacher Evaluation and Development System that aims to advance student
learning and professional development by establishing Teachers as participants
in - not merely recipients of - their own evaluations.
TED breaks new ground in that it’s the first more»
African-American Labor Leaders Bear Witness To The Crisis In Alabama’s Working Communities In The Aftermath Of H.B. 56
Published on Friday, November 18, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA) –
Earlier this week, a delegation of prominent African-American Labor Leaders met
with Birmingham, Alabama
community leaders, families, business owners and Workers on a fact-finding trip
to shed light on the consequences of H.B. 56 - a recently-enacted law that has had
wide-reaching implications for Alabama's
Latino Workers and their more»
Labor Perspective On The Occupy Wall Street Movement: It’s Grown To Become Something Much Larger Than Just Tents Set Up In New York’s Zuccotti Park/The Movement Is Becoming ‘The’ Major Catalyst For Change For The 99% In The U.S.
Published on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Editorial
All one had to do was turn on the TV today (Thursday,
November 17th) to see how fast the Occupy Wall Movement has grown in just two
short months.
From New York City to Los Angeles and across New York
State, including the State Capitol in Albany, the 99% have
ratcheted up their efforts in exercising their Constitutional Right to Free
Speech and Peaceful more»
National AFL-CIO Honors Exiled Mexican Mine Workers Union Leader Napoleón Gómez Urrutia With Meany-Kirkland Award
Published on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(WASHINGTON) -
Exiled Mexican Mine Workers Union Leader Napoleón Gómez Urrutia was honored
with the National AFL-CIO’s 2011 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award last
night (Wednesday, November 16th) at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Gómez Urrutia is
a “truly courageous man who has shown us how more»
The Service Employees International Union – Which Represents 2.1 Million Union Members Across The United States – Endorses President Obama For Second Term
Published on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Niagara-Orleans CLC
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – which
represents 2.1 million Members
across the United States
– has announced it has endorsed President Obama for a second term.
Focused on uniting Workers in three sectors to improve their
lives and the services they provide, SEIU is the fastest-growing Union in North
America and is: The more»
The United Steelworkers Union Lauds Legislation That Would Adjust The Consumer Price Index For Seniors/Union Says Cost of Living Adjustments For Social Security Beneficiaries Would Accurately Reflect Higher Heath Care & Every Day Costs
Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Union Retirees
(PITTSBURGH) –
The United Steelworkers (USW) Union today (Wednesday, November 16th) strongly
endorsed legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (Democrat-Ohio) and Barbara
Mikulski (Democrat-Maryland) that would adopt a much more accurate Consumer
Price Index (CPI) for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E).
Developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more»
CSEA Workers Join With Seniors In Asking Republican Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards: What’s The Rush? Union & Community Activists Join Together To Stop Privatization Of County Home In Dunkirk As Edwards Looks To Fast-Track The Process
Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Southern Tier Councils
WNYLaborToday.com Editor's Note/Update: By a vote of 13-to-11, the Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday evening (November 16th) tabled a vote on the Chautauqua County Home until January. CSEA Local 6300 President Rose Conti told WNYLaborToday.com the delay was yet "another victory" in stopping the County from its plans to private the Dunkirk Facility. more»
New York State Nursing Association Labor News Roundup: NYSNA-Represented Nathan Littauer Hospital Nurses In Gloversville Approve New Contract & Hundreds Of Montefiore Medical Center Nurses To Picket Friday Over Stalled Contract Negotiations
Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(GLOVERSVILLE)
– New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-Represented Registered Nurses (RNs)
at Nathan Littauer
Hospital in Gloversville have overwhelmingly approved a
new three-year contract that contains provisions designed to help the Hospital
retain experienced RNs and recruit new hires, it was announced today (Wednesday, November 16th).
The RNs more»
CWA & RWDSU Labor Leaders Condemn The Sweep Of Occupy Wall Street Protestors In New York’s Zuccotti Park, Publicly Call Eviction Both “Cowardly And Irresponsible”
Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(NEW YORK) - Communications
Workers of America (CWA) District 1 Vice President Chris
Shelton strongly condemned today’s decision by New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg to forcibly remove Occupy Wall Street Protesters from Zuccotti Park. Meanwhile, Retail, Wholesale and Department
Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum is calling the action an more»
It’s Finally Here - Wisconsin Workers Launch Recall Of Republican Governor Scott Walker/Wisconsin AFL-CIO Officials Say Effort Will Put A Stop To Anti-Union/Anti-Worker Walker’s Attack On Working Families
Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in State-National Labor News
From a midnight pajama party in a Madison
bar to a rally in front of Republican Governor Scott Walker’s Wauwatosa
home, thousands of Wisconsin volunteers kicked off the official signature
gathering period to put Walker’s
recall before the voters next year.
Recall forces now have 60 days to gather some 540,000
signatures.
At the pajama party, where more»
Public Employees Federation Representative Testifies At State Assembly Hearing In Albany, Says New York Could Save Up To $84 Million A Year By Having State Department Of Transportation Employees Do Work Instead Of Private Consultants
Published on Monday, November 14, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(ALBANY) - The
Public Employees Federation (PEF) today (November 14th) provided examples of
ways New York State can save an estimated $55.6
million to $84.3 million a year by having
State Employees do between 50% and 90% of the work that is currently done by
more expensive private consultants at the State Department of Transportation
(DOT).
PEF Executive more»
Sunday Labor Column: It Didn’t Take The Buffalo News Long To Go After New Erie County Exec-Elect Poloncarz’s Labor Support, As Well As Take A Big Shot At Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore & Boo Hoo - Collins Says It “Wasn’t Fair”
Published on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Guest Columns
News, Notes & A
Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New
York Labor Community Over The Past Several Days, Including A Look
Back At Election Day 2011:
To no one’s surprise across the Western New York Labor Community, The Buffalo News just couldn’t wait. Less than
48 hours after Democrat and
Labor-Endorsed Mark Poloncarz celebrated more»
BREAKING LABOR NEWS: Buffalo Newspaper Guild/CWA Local 31026 Reaches Tentative, Two-Year Agreement With The Buffalo News, Union Representatives Call New Agreement A “Good Contract,” Ratification Vote Scheduled To Be Held Wednesday
Published on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
(BUFFALO) - The
Buffalo Newspaper Guild/Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 31026 and
The Buffalo News have reached a tentative
agreement on a new, two-year contract that includes no changes in Health
Insurance and a cash bonus of $400 for part-timers and $800 for full-timers,
Union Officials have announced.
The agreement was reached on Friday more»
Labor Perspective From Cory McCray, Chairman Of The Baltimore-Based Young Trade Unionists Group: We Need To Do Something About Student Loan Debt
Published on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Young Unionists
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Cory
McCray, who serves as chairman of the Baltimore, Maryland-headquartered Young
Trade Unionists Group (pictured above in one of WNYLaborToday.com’s “It’s Cool To Be Union”
T-Shirts), has been reported on and profiled by WNYLaborToday.com many times in recent months. WNYLaborToday.com has also republished more»
Addressing President Obama’s Progress Report At The Nine-Nation Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks In Hawaii, The United Steelworkers Say The Proposed Addition Of Japan Raises New Issues For Working Americans
Published on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(WASHINGTON) –
Addressing President Obama’s progress report at the Nine-Nation Trans-Pacific
Partnership Talks in Hawaii, United Steelworkers (USW) International
President Leo Gerard says the announcement that Japan is exploring joining in the
negotiations raises new issues and new complexity, especially for Working
Americans.
President Obama is in more»
Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: Ohio Voters Reject SB-5, The ‘Super Committee’ Tries To Make November 23rd Deadline & Illinois Alliance Members Join Occupy Chicago, Speak Out Against Cuts To Medicare & Social Security
Published on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Union Retirees
Ohio Voters Reject The Politics Of Scape-Goating
Last week, voters in Ohio
delivered a blow to Republican Governor John Kasich and rejected his
attempt to strip Collective Bargaining Rights from Public Employees. A whopping
61% of the Ohio
electorate voted to repeal SB-5 by saying “no” on Issue 2, as it was presented
on the ballot. SB-5 would have more»
On Veterans Day 2011, The American Postal Workers Union Says Honor Vets With Jobs
Published on Friday, November 11, 2011 in State-National Labor News
Today (Friday, November 11th) is Veterans Day and lawmakers are
making a lot of speeches across the United States that honor the
service of our Nation’s military veterans.
But many of these same lawmakers are backing legislation
that could cost the jobs of 26,000 Veterans who work for the U.S.
Postal Service (USPS).
Bill/H.R. 2309, which was sponsored more»
Rochester & Genesee Valley AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation Praises Agreement Between Occupy Rochester And City Officials/Organized Labor Also Hails Settlement To Facilitate Peaceful Protest On Critical Economic Justice Issues
Published on Friday, November 11, 2011 in Niagara-Orleans CLC
(ROCHESTER) - The
Rochester
& Genesee Valley AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation, whose 300 affiliated Union
Locals combine to represent 100,000 Union Members in the Rochester and Finger
Lakes Regions of New York State, are praising an agreement
reached between Occupy Rochester and Mayor Thomas Richards that facilitates
continued peaceful protests on critical more»
Using A Northtown Lexus Dealership That Received Taxpayer Dollars From An Industrial Development Agency To Move Its Business From One Side Of The Street To The Other In Suburban Buffalo, Area Activists Join Organized Labor In Calling For IDA Reforms
Published on Friday, November 11, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Western New York
AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation (WNYALF) Field Coordinator Patty
DeVinney (pictured above) speaks at a news conference held outside the Northtown
Lexus Dealership on Sheridan Drive
in the Buffalo Suburb of Williamsville, which was called to focus attention on
the need for Industrial Development Agency more»
Labor News Report From The Minnesota Independent: The National Labor Relations Board Finds Twin Cities’ Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop Illegally Threatened & Fired Employees Backing Union
Published on Thursday, November 10, 2011 in State-National Labor News
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint
earlier this week, finding that Twin Cities Jimmy John’s - owned by MikLin
Enterprises - unlawfully threatened, disciplined and terminated Workers for
engaging in Union Activities.
The complaint involving the sandwich shop stems from a March
incident where six supporters of the International more»
The United Steelworkers Union Calls The Repeal Of Ohio Senate Bill 5 On Election Day A Citizens’ Victory For ‘All’ Ohio Voters Who Stepped Forward To Defeat A Direct Attack On Collective Bargaining For The Middle Class
Published on Thursday, November 10, 2011 in State-National Labor News
(PITTSBURGH) -
The United Steelworkers (USW) Union says it was the 99% that stood up and
fought back with votes against the millions of dollars that was poured into the
State of Ohio by the 1% on Election Day, and that Ohio was among a number of
other states to declare this election as a turning point in protecting Good
Jobs, Working Families and Workplace more»
Union Says Safety Of North Tonawanda Residents/Taxpayers & Business Owners Are Being Put At Risk By Mayor’s 2012 Budget Proposal That Eliminates Six Emergency-911 Police Dispatchers
Published on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in Niagara-Orleans CLC
(NORTH TONAWANDA)
– North Tonawanda Mayor Robert Ortt, who’s been accused of “blatantly violating”
New York State’s Taylor Law by offering Union-Represented City Workers $200
each to make a judge’s arbitration ruling on a Prescription Drug Plan go away,
has proposed the elimination of six Emergency-911 Police Dispatchers from the
City’s 2012 more»
Organized Labor Does It Again On Election Day, Plays Major Role In Underdog Democrat & Labor-Endorsed Candidate Mark Poloncarz Sending Incumbent Republican & Anti-Union/Anti-Worker Erie County Executive Chris Collins Back To The Private Sector
Published on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in Buffalo AFL-CIO CLC
(WESTERN
NEW YORK) – It was déjà vu all over again on Election Night for
Organized Labor as underdog Democrat Erie County Executive Candidate Mark
Poloncarz defeated incumbent Republican Chris
Collins – just several months after underdog Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated her
Republican Challenger in a heavily-populated Republican District to capture more»