National Nurses United is petitioning OSHA for a national workplace violence prevention standard. NNU was joined by the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Communications Workers of America, the Teamsters, the Steelworkers and Service Employees International Union. Joanne Powers has more. Read More...
The union representing Transportation Security Administration officers picketed outside Bush Intercontinental Airport Sunday, asking the government to increase funding for the agency that is facing both a shortage of workers and rising security demands.
The U.S. economy added 287,000 jobs in June and unemployment rose slightly to 4.9%, up from 4.7% in May, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In response to the May jobs numbers, AFL-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs said:
by Tom Dalzell (cross post from Huffington Post Blog)
Fast food workers, their community allies and clergy rallied in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park Tuesday taking their demands for a $15 an hour living wage to the Village Hall meeting. Chicago's minimum wage rose to $10.50 an hour July 1st. But in suburban Oak Park the minimum is just $8.25 an hour.
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U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez says when it comes to trade issues and jobs Donald Trump is a fraud while Hillary Clinton has a real plan to create jobs. Perez told NBC's Meet The Press that Clinton is clear in her opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. And Trump is clearly no champion for workers.
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In the early morning hours on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, nearly a thousand hotel workers went on strike July 1 against the Trump Taj Mahal after negotiations broke down over night. The strike entered its sixth day on Wednesday.
In front of the hotel were two strikers, Kaushik and Bina Vashi, both immigrants from India and housekeepers in the local union, UNITE HERE 54. For eight years, husband and wife Kaushik, 62, and Bina, 49, have kept the beds clean at the Trump Taj Mahal. For them, immigrant networks have bolstered the power of union organizing.
Facing Pay as Low as $8.50/Hour, Workers Who Make Auto Parts for Ford, GM, Toyota and Mercedes Vow to Do Whatever It Takes to Win Fair Pay, Good Jobs to Lift Local Economy
Dayton, Ohio – Auto parts workers at the Creative Foam plant in Dayton, who are paid as little as $8.50/hour, announced on Thursday that they are seeking to join the UAW in an effort to win higher wages and improve working conditions.
UNITE HERE Local 54 members may be out on strike Friday as talks continue with five Atlantic City casinos on new labor contracts covering 6,500 workers. Bargaining sessions were held at Bally's , Caesars ,Harrah's and Tropicana Wednesday. A session is set for Thursday at Trump Taj Mahal. Read More...