Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) members say they were blindsided by the news of an international alliance, and some are considering a push to disaffiliate from the Communications Workers of America.
Many in the labor movement had pushed for Robb’s removal; they cheered. Employers, not so much. But who is Robb and why does it matter?
After six days off the job, the strikers at Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx ratified a contract that doubled management’s wage offer and defeated a health care cost increase.
Though the NLRB keeps a lower profile than many other government agencies, it holds a great deal of power over the country’s workers and labor movement.
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All workers should be unionized. Like what Bernie Sanders says, take care of the working man. We are the ones that make this country move. So just throw us a little crumb. You guys are still gonna be rich.
Employers are alleged to be leveraging coronavirus-induced unemployment to mount an assault on collective bargaining.
Alpha Global includes workers from 10 countries, including the United States and Germany.
If CTU were to strike over reopening schools, it would be a safety strike.
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