How to Strengthen the Labor Movement: My Union Experience
New York, NY – The recent organizing victories at Amazon and Starbucks were won by workers who acted themselves in fighting against abusive management, rather than by paid staff organizers sent in by existing unions. They reminded me of reading about the shopfloor organizing of the CIO unions in the 1930’s. I would like to…
Stuck Nation Radio: The Racist Roots of America’s Sub-Minimum Wage; Plus, a Guide to Global Corp. Tax Evasion
New York, NY – On this week’s edition of Stuck Nation Radio we talk to One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman about the fight to end sub-minimum wages in this country. We’re also talking to international tax law expert James Henry about the ultra rich and how they continue to fleece working-class men and women.…
24/7 Musculoskeletal Relief for Frontline Workers
New York, NY – The last two years have proven just how much work and life affect one another. Our frontline workers held us together through the pandemic, and now more than ever, they need our support. Shawn McLoughlin VP, Labor & Public Sector. As healthcare costs continue to rise, Fund Administrators across the country are…
Connecticut Frees Workers from ‘Captive-Audience Meetings’
HARTFORD, Conn.—Connecticut became the second state to ban compulsory “captive-audience meetings” on May 17, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill titled “An Act Protecting Employee Freedom of Speech and Conscience.” The measure will go into effect July 1. It declares that the right to free speech includes “the right not to be required to listen…
Workers at Amazon and Starbucks Are Pointing the Way to Organized Labor’s Revival
New York, NY – The recent union organizing victories of workers at Amazon and Starbucks can show the way for all of labor’s revival. The “bottom up”, members driven organizing model shows that existing unions must rely on the rank and file, especially young workers to survive and grow. The Amazon and Starbucks, corporate giants…
‘Labor Must Defend the Rights of Women’: Unions Blast SCOTUS Draft Opinion Ending Federal Right to Access Abortion
New York, NY – In the draft Supreme Court majority opinion leaked to Politico, Justice Samuel Alito eviscerated the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision as well as the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey that reaffirmed a woman’s access to abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution. Across the country, pro-choice activists turned out to…
Stuck Nation Radio Special Earth Day Edition with Occupational Health & Safety Experts; Rev. Billy, Sara Nelson Taking on Amazon!
New York, NY – In this special Earth Day edition of Stuck Nation Radio, we’re talking about protecting the very air essential workers breathe in Newark, NJ, and confronting Amazon’s many workplace abuses with the almighty power of unionization on Staten Island. (Listen Below) Segment A: Hear from activist Kim Gaddy, the national Environmental Justice…
New York City Heralds New Protections for App-Based Delivery Workers
New York, NY – Delivery workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps in New York City now have first-of-their-kind new protections to promote better working conditions in the food delivery industry, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection [DCWP] has announced. Workers will get to choose how far they’ll travel and what…
The Great Resignation and the Need for Systemic Change
New York, NY – After all of the changes we have seen in the last two years due to Covid-19, it’s clear just how much of an impact the pandemic has had on our workforce. The Department of Labor has reported record numbers of workers quitting, otherwise known as “The Great Resignation.” More than four…
Nursing Home Workers Call for National Standards
WASHINGTON—“This is nationwide,” says Julie Martinez, a licensed practical nurse in a Buffalo-area nursing home. “There is short-staffing everywhere. They could never pay us as health-care workers what we deserve, and they need to start. We need more workers, and we need better pay.” Martinez, an 1199SEIU member, was speaking at an online discussion Apr.…
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