The MAC Commission gets Heated
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A bitter fight between Delta and IAM over the unionization of ground workers and flight attendants landed at Monday’s MAC meeting.
The Trump Administration’s War on Federal Workers
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In the process of these negotiations, AFGE District Office Manager Matt Muchowski says that VA management is attempting to undo labor rights that have been won by the union since its founding in 1932.
How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement
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Documents obtained by ProPublica show that the foundation, a staunch supporter of school choice and Teach For America’s largest private funder, was paying $4,000 for every teacher placed in a traditional public school — and $6,000 for every one placed in a charter school.
Environment
Airline Food Workers at MSP vote 99.7% to Strike
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The vote calls attention to growing crisis around catering workers’ wages, healthcare amid a booming airline industry
On Eve of Union Vote, Chattanooga VW Workers Describe Rampant Workplace Injuries
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According to these workers, on-the-job injuries are among the top issues at the sprawling plant nestled in the Appalachian mountains of East Tennessee. The union authorization election runs Wednesday through Friday this week; 1,700 workers are eligible to vote.
BREAKING: Muslim Jennie-O Employees on Strike Amid Allegations of Discrimination
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A group of Muslim workers did not start their 1 pm shift today at a Jennie-O plant in Melrose, Minnesota. Instead they went on strike over allegations of discrimiation. They are claiming that management is not responsive to their needs and are instead changing long-held practices.
U.S. Workers Are Standing Up for Their Rights. A New Law Would Back Them Up.
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The Pro Act would make it easier to from unions and force employers to pay a price for violating workers rights.
Unions and Immigrant Workers Claim Workplace Abuse at Digi-Key Expansion Project
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Construction unions and nonunion immigrant workers asserted their collective power Wednesday morning in Thief River Falls to protest wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking
Mother/Daughter 49er Duo
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Amidst the mountains of concrete piled high in the southbound lanes and the heavy equipment, the mother/daughter duo will be working as operating engineers and members of IUOE Local 49.
Dozens of MSP Airport Workers Losing their Jobs
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Workers with hundreds of combined years of experience at MSP are losing their jobs as the airport commission allows a new subcontractor to lay off workers.