Labor Strikes & Unions

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (197+ words) The Everett City Council unanimously approved a resolution offered by Ward 6 Councilor Peter Pientrantonio at its Sept. 14 meeting expressing its support for Locals 25 and 26 [Teamsters and UNITE HERE labor unions] “to receive new contracts from Encore Boston Harbor that provide…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (138+ words) Hidden Jamaica Plain researchers will present the remarkable multi-generational story of a resilient Black family whose history spanned three centuries, intertwined with the history of Jamaica Plain and local Black and Indigenous communities. Enslaved in the 1700s, Peter Bridgham gained his…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (371+ words) Fight Back! News Despite union-busting, 2 DHL contractors unanimously vote for Teamsters Carrollton, TX – Workers at two DHL delivery service providers operating out of the same facility won unanimous union victories. The new union workers joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters....

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (460+ words) BACLA is the last of the three organizations to reach an agreement After a nearly four-month labour stoppage, unionized workers at Brockville and Area Community Living Association (BACLA) are back to work. On Sept. 16, a deal was reached between BACLA…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (597+ words) The Taxpayers' Union has rejected a claim in Nicky Hager's latest book that it settled an employment dispute involving allegations of sexual harassment against its executive director. Hager's book Dirty Work, released on Tuesday evening, focuses on the organisation and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (110+ words) Baltimore Sun Baltimore official’s son accused of raping two 13-year-old girls; county prosecutors take case Baltimore residents sue city over $900M Harborplace redevelopment plan Next-generation nuclear power plant proposed for Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland plan funds Bay Bridge, not Ocean City…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (339+ words) “Ontario workers have been down this road before,” said Walton. “When governments try to legislate away our rights, we fight back. We have done it before, and we will do it again.” The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is warning…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1461+ words) Red Scares are a recurring feature of the U.S. political tradition aimed at criminalizing anticapitalist politics through accusations of foreign infiltration and conspiracy. The NSPM-7 and the report on Cuba represent a new red scare era. Red Scares are central to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (487+ words) The organization claims that the bill infringes on workers’ right to strike The federal government has introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, in a move met with backlash from private sector union Unifor. The legislation also seeks to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (613+ words) RNZ / News / Politics The Taxpayers' Union has rejected a claim in Nicky Hager's latest book that it settled an employment dispute involving allegations of sexual harassment against its executive director. Hager's book Dirty Work, released on Tuesday evening, focuses on…...