(OMAHA, NEBRASKA) - The shelves at the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ (BCTGM) International Union Local 50 are lined with boxes of Kellogg’s products that generations of Union-represented Employees have packed over the past century. A Froot Loops box commemorating the 2012 Olympics sits next to Special K Plus, a more»

A group of four major Labor Unions, representing almost four million Workers, is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block Amazon’s proposed acquisition of MGM. In a 12-page letter sent to the FTC, the Unions’ Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) argued Amazon’s $8.45 billion takeover of MGM should be blocked to prevent Amazon from more»

(WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - In a bold but polarizing move, the West Hollywood City Council has unanimously approved a minimum wage hike that will boost pay for Hourly Employees of hotels, restaurants and other businesses as soon as January. The decision, which came at the end of a meeting that that occurred earlier this month, will bring some of the more»

(SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA) - The Scranton School District and Scranton Federation of Teachers’ 12-day Strike is officially over as Teachers not only came to a new contract agreement, but have voted to accept the deal. Students will return to class on Monday (November 29th) for the first time since November 2nd after the Union and District Negotiators more»

(OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA) - Over 60,000 Members of other Unions representing Kaiser Permanente Workers throughout Northern California held strikes last week in solidarity with Members of Stationary Engineers Local 39, who’ve been walking picket lines since their contract expired in mid-September. More than 40,000 Workers belonging to Service Employees more»

The head of a Boston Local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been elected the Union’s President, making him one of the most influential Labor Leaders in the Nation. The President of Boston Local 25, Sean O’Brien will now head the Union’s nearly 1.4 million Members for the next five years. He will assume the Union more»

When our Union Members are more concerned about the fact that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election than doing what is necessary to protect the benefits they have as Members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, we are in trouble. National “Right-To-Work” was on the top of Trump’s to-do list. There were over 81 more»

(THE STATE OF FLORIDA) - Pollo Tropical, a Caribbean-food chain with 169 restaurants in Florida, says it's almost back to normal staffing levels after boosting pay, improving benefits, and giving sign-on bonuses to new Staff. This is despite the huge labor shortage affecting the industry: Restaurants across the U.S. are struggling to find Staff amid the more»

United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented Employees at Deere & Company, the giant manufacturer of farm and construction equipment, ended a month-long Strike on Wednesday (November 18th), which has come to symbolize a new era of Labor Militancy. The UAW said its 10,000 Members have voted to ratify a new six-year contract offer by a vote of 61% to 39%. more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Some 74% of 1,294 likely voters, including 60% of Republicans, either approve or strongly approve of Workers forced to Strike for higher pay and better benefits, a poll the National AFL-CIO released says. The Data for Progress survey cited the recent forced Strikes by United Auto Workers (UAW) Members against John Deere and by Bakery, more»

(HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - Hollywood will not be a part of America’s ongoing Strike Wave this year as members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) voted by a razor-thin margin to ratify the Union’s new contract with studios - ending a long, contentious labor cycle that called the status quo of the entertainment more»

Deere & Company and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have agreed to a third potential contract, the Union announced Friday night (November 12th). After UAW Members in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas voted down two previous agreements over the last month, representatives for the company and the Union met again Thursday and Friday of last week. About 10,100 UAW more»

An alliance of Unions representing 50,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers in California, Oregon and six other states a have called off a major Strike Notice after reaching a tentative new contract on Saturday (November 13th) with the Health Care Network. The Alliance of Health Care Unions and Kaiser Permanente jointly announced the agreement, staving off a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) -A dozen striking Oil Workers recently rallied in front of the United Metro Energy (UMEC) terminal in Brooklyn, fighting one of the largest suppliers of heating oil and motor fuels in New York. Their Strike began months prior, on April 19th, and after Workers spent one of the hottest Summers in decades on the picket line, the rally provided more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Striketober may be over, but forced Worker walkouts continue, with a big one coming on this week by Fast Food Workers in California. And a mandatory 10-day Strike plan announcement by Unions representing 32,000 Kaiser Workers nationwide is being issued too. And, another 8,000 may join them next week – with another 12,000 more»

Social Media has a bad reputation for promoting slacktivism - the endless cycle of supposedly radical reposts that add up to all talk and no action, but recently, Labor Activists and Union Organizers have been using TikTok in compelling ways to galvanize people when it comes to the Labor Movement. In case you missed it, about 10,000 Unionized Hourly more»

More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers plan to Strike next week (on November 15th) if contract negotiations with the health network do not improve. Workers are fighting a proposal from Kaiser that would cut pay for future hires. The decision to provide Kaiser with the 10-day notice required by Federal Labor Law is a major escalation in what could soon more»

(HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA) – In the parking lot outside of Cabell Huntington’s Emergency Department, Workers gather in front of a fire bin. Heather Jordan, a middle-aged secretary, approaching retirement age at the hospital, is standing with other Workers trying to warm themselves as the temperature drops into the 30s. It’s was freezing more»

(BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN) - Kellogg Company's Union-represented Workers continue to Strike after a Negotiation Committee representing them wasn’t satisfied with the company’s latest offer. As many as 325 Workers have been out picketing at the Battle Creek plant for 31 days. Kellogg's Workers at other plants in Nebraska, Tennessee and more»

(SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA) - After working years without a contract or pay raise, Teachers in one of the area's largest school districts hit the picket line. Hundreds of Scranton School District Teachers and Para-Professionals went out on Strike Wednesday (November 3rd), having been without a contract since 2017. Some of those Teachers spoke to Newswatch more»

(ANKENY, IOWA) – United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented Workers will continue their Strike at John Deere after rejecting the proposed contract earlier this week. UAW Local 281 posted to its Facebook page that 55% of its Members, company-wide, voted against the contract, while 45% voted for it. The latest contract reportedly included an immediate 10% more»

As an individual Worker, it isn’t always easy to advocate for yourself. While it would be nice if all employers and workplaces were fair, the fact is that some aren’t. In some industries, Labor Unions can help Employees deal with this reality and ensure that they have equitable representation, contracts and benefits. Union Plus defines a more»

(SPARROWS POINT, MARYLAND) - Once the largest steel mill in the world, the Sparrows Point Shipyard in Maryland will provide new jobs in Baltimore as a manufacturer of wind turbine parts. The United Steelworkers (USW) is partnering with US Wind as it transforms the former steel mill into a manufacturing facility supporting the growth of offshore wind more»

In its latest contract offer, Deere & Company doubled wage increases and boosted future retirement payments for its United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented Employees who’ve been out on Strike for nearly the past three weeks. UAW Members will vote on the contract on Tuesday (November 2nd). Union Leaders said in a statement that Deere Workers will more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - At the last Communications Workers of America (CWA) Convention in Las Vegas back in 2019, Union President Chris Shelton - a blunt and tough Telephone Lineman from The Big Apple, excoriated then-GOP Oval Office occupant Donald Trump as a threat to Democracy. Now, the Republican Party itself is that threat, he says. This time, keynoting more»

In growing numbers, Workers across the country are taking a stand and demanding better conditions, benefits and pay from their employers. While their workplaces vary, ranging from Nabisco and Kellogg to John Deere to Kaiser Permanente, Employees are united in at least one of their grievances: Opposition to a Two-Tier Benefit and Wage System. The policy, more»

Organizers, who’ve held five strikes over harassment since 2018, say McDonald's has "largely ignored" Front Line Workers who complain. As a result, Cashiers and Cooks walked out in Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Miami among other places on Tuesday (October 26th). According to Fight for $15 Organizers, the campaign group that put together the national more»

A month-long Strike by Nabisco Workers beat back the Snackmaker’s bid to introduce a two-tier Health Care Plan and switch them onto 12-hour shifts and now, Employer contributions to Workers’ 401(k) plans will be doubled. One of the biggest issues in the Strike was the company’s effort to do away with premium pay for weekend shifts and more»

On October 14th, 10,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) Workers at John Deere went on Strike. The nationwide job action is the largest in two years and has shut down production at the company. With talks stalled between the Union and the company, John Deere’s Parent Company - Deere & Company, has gone running to the courts to limit the Union’s more»

(BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY) – The United Food and Commercial Worker (UFCW), which represents more than 25,000 Kentucky Essential Workers statewide, as well as 420 Heaven Hill Distillery Workers, has announced Heaven Hill Workers have voted to end a six-week Strike after a tentative agreement was reached late last week on a new five-year contract. UFCW more»

Union Leaders are pressing to increase their ranks and secure gains for their Members as Workers demand more from their employers and companies struggle with labor shortages and snarled supply chains. A walkout by Production Workers for farm and Construction Machinery Company John Deere & Company followed recent stoppages at Snack Producer Mondelez more»

Labor uprisings are not a spectator sport. They demand not just your attention, but your participation. You may be forgiven for having the strange feeling that America has suddenly been seized by a very retro kind of Labor revolution. If you don’t track these things closely, it may have snuck up on you. Better get your marching shoes. This party more»

(HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - The new deal that the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) negotiated with Film and TV Producers includes a 62% pay increase for the lowest paid Members of the below-the-line Hollywood Workers’ Union. The lowest hourly wages for Writer Assistants, Script Coordinators, Assistant Production Coordinators more»

(LANSING, MICHIGAN) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has taken action to reinstate Prevailing Wages for contractors and sub-contractors on construction projects funded by the state of Michigan. The Governor met with Union Leaders and Union Members at the U.A. Pipefitters & Steamfitters Local 333’s Training Center in Lansing where she announced more»

(HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) – It appears the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) got much of what it was asking for in a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that averted a nationwide Strike, including more rest between workdays, a significant investment in the health and pension plans, more»

Thousands of John Deere workers walked off the job Thursday (October 14th) after Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) rejected the tractor maker’s contract offer, launching the latest Strike by an emboldened Labor Movement. The company’s offer included raises of 5% to 6%, but Union Officials said the proposed contract didn’t meet more»

(HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - One of Hollywood’s most powerful Unions has set an October 18th Strike date, threatening a nationwide shutdown of film and TV production in a fight with studios over work conditions and pay. Workers will walk out at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Coast time) on that date unless a deal is reached, said the International Alliance of more»

(SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) - Unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers in Southern California say their Members have voted to authorize a Strike, which Union Officials say would likely “cripple” the Health Care Giant’s operations. The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals more»

The U.S. economy created the fewest jobs in nine months in September amid a drop in hiring at schools and Worker shortages, but ebbing COVID-19 cases and the end of generous Unemployment Benefits could boost employment gains in the months ahead. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report showed the unemployment rate dropping to an more»

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) have overwhelmingly rejected a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement with Deere & Company on Sunday (October 10th). UAW Vice President Chuck Browning, who has led negotiations with the company, said in a statement that 90% of the Union’s Members voted against a contract that the two sides proposed. more»

(SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) - Tesla Incorporated must pay nearly $137 million to a former Black Worker who said he suffered racial abuse at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco Bay Area factory. The jury in San Francisco agreed Owen Diaz was subjected to racial harassment and a hostile work environment. Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was more»

The United Auto Workers (UAW) and Deere & Company have reached a new, tentative six-year-Collective Bargaining Agreement. The UAW, which represents thousands of Workers in Deere's Iowa facilities, offered no details about the agreement in a news release, saying only that the deal includes "significant economic gains." The UAW and Deere began more»

Union-represented Workers at the Kellogg Company – the maker of breakfast staples such as Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies - are on Strike after year-long negotiations between the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union and management broke down. The BCTGM said in a press release that 1,400 of its Members in more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The other day I ran across a post from Kim Fletcher Kornowski (pictured above), the Assistant Vice President of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 and a Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) at Kaleida Health in Buffalo. While her CWA Brothers and Sisters are walking a picket line at the Catholic more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has announced its 60,000 Members, who work in television and film production across the country, have voted - by a nearly unanimous margin - to grant IATSE International President Matthew Loeb the authority to call a Strike. This is the first time in IATSE’s more»

Tens of thousands of Workers across the U.S. could go on Strike in the coming weeks in what would be the largest wave of Labor unrest since a series of Teacher Strikes in 2018 and 2019, which won major victories and gave the American Labor Movement a significant boost. The unrest spans a huge range of industries from health care to Hollywood and academia - more»

(BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA) - A new report by the University of California (UC) Berkeley Labor Center highlights the public cost of low wages and few benefits in a large part of California’s Construction Industry. Construction is a large and vital industry in California, accounting for $107 billion in personal income in 2020 or about $1 out of every $25 more»

(SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) - Concession Workers at Oracle Park have called off a threatened Strike now that Union Leaders have reached an agreement with the food service contractor for Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants. Unite Here Local 2 and Bon Appetit agreed on COVID safety, health care issues, wages and more, according to a news more»

The food-and-beverage industry has one of the lowest Unionization rates in the U.S. - 3.4% of Workers last year, compared to the overall rate of nearly 10.8%, but Workers from some high-profile shops hope to narrow that gap and have tried to organize at San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing, Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, Oregon and, most recently, a group of more»

Earlier this month, Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Locals across Iowa, Illinois and Kansas approved a Strike Authorization Vote by a 99% margin amid contract negotiations with the John Deere Manufacturing Company. The current contract, which has been in place for six years, is set to expire at midnight, September 30th. A strike, which will likely more»