CWA, IBEW Reach Tentative Agreement with Verizon on Three-Year Contract
New York, NY – The Communications Workers of America [CWA] and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers [IBEW] have reached an agreement in principle with Verizon to extend their Collective Bargaining Agreements for a three-year period, the Union announced over the July 4th Holiday Weekend. The current Union agreements are set to expire on August 5th, 2023. If finalized,…
Covid-19 Still Threatens Union Workers in the 9/11 Community
New York, NY – COVID-19 continues to threaten 9/11 responders and survivors who were diagnosed with cancer or respiratory illness from their exposure to Ground Zero toxins. “Michael Barasch, Managing Partner of Barasch & McGarry, delivers personal protection equipment to New York City Sanitation Department workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Many of the people at…
Teamsters Flex Muscles in Indiana; Ratify Contract with One of the Largest Frozen Potato Processing Outfits on the Planet
[American Falls, ID] – Teamsters Local 983 is reporting that after a long, contentions battle with one of the largest food processing companies in the world, trade Workers at Lamb Weston have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their latest collective bargaining agreement. “Teamster power is thriving here in the Gem State, and this agreement is proof…
NYC Boosts Pay to Help Attract More Lifeguards for Beaches and Pools
New York, NY – Mayor Eric Adams and the union that represents the city’s lifeguards have reached a deal that boosts their starting salary this year by almost 22-percent with a $1,000 retention bonus to be paid out in September. Last month, the city announced that “due to the national lifeguard shortage” it was canceling…
Building Transparency in Temporary Construction Work
New York, NY – Construction is hard, dangerous work. Imagine also doing that work and not knowing if you have the right safety equipment, what happens if you get hurt, or even how much you are going to get paid to do the work. For temporary construction workers, who are often immigrants or individuals reentering…
AFM Director of Electronic Media Services Department: ‘You Don’t Want Employers to Think Stuff is Free’
By Steve Wishnia NEW YORK, N.Y.—“It is easier to produce content. It is easier to post content. It is easier to get eyeballs for content,” says John K. Painting, recently promoted to director of the American Federation of Musicians’ Electronic Media Services Department. John Painting, AFM Electronic Media Services Dept. director. But getting musicians paid…
Cannabis for Work-Related Injuries Lands on the U.S. Supreme Court Docket
New York, NY – As we’ve written about before, the New York workers’ comp system does provide coverage for medical marijuana in a limited number of cases. However, issues remain because of federal law on the issue – which has now reached the United States Supreme Court in two workers’ comp cases from Minnesota. Labor…
Stuck Nation Radio: 4th of July Edition – Collective Action Needed to Deliver on Prosperity
New York, NY – On this special holiday edition of Stuck Nation Radio we’re talking to economist Richard Wolff, social justice advocate Rev. Dr. William Barber and labor historian Joe Wilson. July 4th is carried on the books as American Independence Day, which commemorates this day in 1776 when a group of white men signed…
TWU President: ‘Airlines Have Been Wrong About This From the Start’
New York, NY – The Transport Workers Union [TWU] is claiming a “huge victory” for airline workers after the Supreme Court denied a motion to overturn a 9th Circuit Court ruling extending meal and break protections to California-based flight crews. The Court, TWU further states, also rejected a similar case from airlines seeking an exemption from Washington…
200 NYC Parks Department Jobs Restored Following Union Action
New York, NY – The first person that Victoria Cooley, 34, a seasonal aid with the New York City Parks Department, called when she was told this week that June 30 was her last day was Joe Puleo, president of DC 37’s Local 983, which represents her and several thousand blue collar as well as skilled…