DECEMBER BITS & PIECES
PITTSBURGH NEWSPAPER WORKERS BEGIN THIRD YEAR ON STRIKE
Communication Workers of America strikers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette began their third year of picketing the newspaper this past October. It is one of the longest strikes in America today.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh-CWA walked out two years ago after the paper unilaterally cut off the healthcare of its production, advertising, and distribution workers. Despite several court decisions favoring the union, the newspaper still refuses to bargain in good faith.
AFL-CIO HEAD CALLS FOR LABOR-CENTERED DEMOCRATIC PARTY
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler this week outlined a program calling upon the Democratic National Committee to re-orient its goals by bringing “working people back to its center.” Noting that union members voted for Democratic endorsed candidates from the top of the ticket on down at a much higher rate than the general public, she outlined a four-point program for the DNC when it elects a new slate of officers in the coming months. To see her full statement, click on the link below.
