Solidarity with Experis Game Solutions Workers Target: Experis Game Solutions Workers Workers at Experis Game Solutions in downtown Milwaukee are organizing a union in their workplace with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW District 10. Seeking living wages and a better work-life balance, workers are organizing for dignity and a voice at […]
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on October 26, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: activism, aflcio, America, collective bargaining table, dignity, equitable future, Experis, Experis Game Solutions, family supporting wages, iamaw, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW District 10, living wages, Milwaukee, Organizing, power of solidarity, respect, solidarity, stand with them, strong unions, union, union activism, union rights, voice at work, We support you, wisconsin, work-life balance, Workers, workers coming together, workers of Experis Game Solutions, workplace, wwaflcio
AFGE Scores Huge Victory at Supreme Court in Case Involving Dual-status National Guard Technician
on May 24, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, collective bargaining rights, dual-status technicians, Everett Kelley, Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, FLRA, labor disputes between the dual-status technicians, National Guards Federal Labor Relations Authority, supreme court, union
In a major victory for AFGE, the Supreme Court May 18 ruled in favor of the union, preserving collective bargaining rights for dual-status technicians working for National Guards in a civilian role. The Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has jurisdiction over labor disputes between the dual-status technicians and the National […]
Read More →Dancers at Los Angeles club become US’s only unionized strippers
on May 24, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2023, actors equity, bankruptcy, California, Chris Smalls, dancer safety, dancers, exocotic dancers, health insurance, highly physical work, mental health support, North Hollywood, Rage Against the Machine, safe jobs, sexual harassment, Star Garden, Star Garden Topless Dive Bar, strippers, Tom Morello, union, union orgiznating, union orgiznating victory, unionization, unionized, unionized strippers, unsafe working conditions, Workers, workplace injuries
After months of late-night picketing in North Hollywood, the dancers of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar have become the only unionized strippers in the US. Their victory was finalized with a unanimous vote by 17 dancers in favor of unionization on Thursday morning , and marks the first time that the Actors Equity association, […]
Read More →Red Cross Workers Secure Fair Contact, Call off Holiday Strike
on December 17, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, afscme, AFSCME Local 1205, AFSCME Local 1558, american red cross, fair wage, family supporting jobs, insurance benefits, negotiation, strike, union
AFSCME Locals 1205 and 1558 have ratified new contracts with the American Red Cross, calling off a strike slated to take place on December 23 during the holiday blood drive. “From the beginning, all the workers wanted was for their hard work to be recognized by their bosses with a fair contract,” said AFSCME Council […]
Read More →Why is Starbucks’ union drive is so successful while Amazon’s got stuck in the mud…
on July 13, 2022in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, Amazon, anti-union, progressive employees, retail, starbucks', sucessful, union, union drive, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Workers United
In a historic win in December, baristas in Buffalo voted to make their Starbucks the first of more than 9,000 corporate-operated Starbucks in the US to unionize. Since then, 143 other Starbucks have unionized and workers at 120 other locations have petitioned for union elections. In another historic victory, a vote count on 1 April […]
Read More →Message from President Liz Shuler on Biden’s award to Trumka
on July 7, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, American workers, Biden, dignity, family supporting jobs, former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, honored, joe biden, Liz Shuler, nation’s highest civilian honor, posthumously, president, Presidential Medal of Freedom, richard trumka, Shuler, thank you, tribute, trumka, union, working people, wwaflcio
• This afternoon (July 7, 2022), President Biden posthumously honored former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor. • In awarding the medal, President Biden said: “No one did more work for American workers than he did. For Rich, his work was synonymous with the word that […]
Read More →Kellogg’s Workers End Strike
on December 23, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Anthony Shelton, Bakery Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers, Battle Creek, BCTGM, cereal, collective bargaining agreement, Corn Flakes, Dave Jamieson, Huffpost, Kellogg's, Lancaster, Memphis, Michigan, Nebraska, Omaha, Pennsylvania, picket line, Rice Krispies, strike, union, Workers
Employees voted to ratify a new contract to end a work stoppage that began in early October. Kellogg’s workers ended their strike against the cereal maker on Tuesday December 21st after more than two and a half months on the picket line. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union said workers […]
Read More →IFPTE Members Help Secure Settlement for DoorDash Workers
on December 6, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, DoorDash, IFPTE, local 21, Members, Settlement, union, Workers
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. DoorDash workers in San Francisco will receive restitution from a $5.3-million-dollar settlement over the food delivery company’s violations of local labor laws. The settlement, which benefits at least 4,000 delivery workers, stems from an investigation […]
Read More →U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment
on November 12, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, Bakery, Battle Creek, BCTGM, collective bargaining, Confectionery, Deere, economic, employees, employers, fair workplace, jobs, Kellogg, labor shortages, labor union, Michigan, political, President Joe Biden, safe workplace, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, union
U.S. organized labor is having a moment after decades of erosion in both influence and power, giving workers their best chance in recent memory to claw back lost ground. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, unions are finding they suddenly have the upper hand—or at least, more solid footing—when it comes to negotiating wages […]
Read More →US Veterans – Check out these Free or Reduced Meal & Retail Discount Opportunities
on November 10, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, discounts, epartment of Veterans Affairs, GI Bill, military, retail, union, Union Veterans Council, US Veterans Administration, veterans, veterans day, WDVA
Happy Veterans’ Day! Veterans – Check out these Free or Reduced Meal & Retail Discount Opportunities (Nov 11, 2021) Compiled by the US VA and military.com 2021 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts 2021 Veterans Day Retail Deals and Discounts Veterans Day 2021 Discounts Military Appreciation and Giving Back to Veterans on […]
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