Most people think of unions as benefitting their members with higher pay and better working conditions. But it has long been known that the benefit of unions go far beyond that – affecting the well-being of their communities and the entire country. A recent report by analysts at the Economic Policy Institute documents the benefits […]
https://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icon.png500500Paul Beckerhttps://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotlight_logo_.pngPaul Becker2021-12-18 17:15:292021-12-18 17:18:25UNIONS: GOOD FOR WORKERS AND GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY
In a stunning upset that reflects the growing militancy of workers and union members, a rank-and-file slate swept to victory in Teamster Union elections last month. The Teamsters United slate routed the incumbent slate that has ruled the union for years by a margin of about two-to-one. The incumbent backed slate had the backing of […]
Don’t let some of the media pundits and so-called “moderates” fool you. In the wake of the defeat of Democrats in a number of races around the country, there has been a stream of lament that they have gone “too far to the left,” (whatever that means!). Example: Virginia Democratic Representative Abigail Spanberger remarked last week, […]
https://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icon.png500500Paul Beckerhttps://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotlight_logo_.pngPaul Becker2021-11-11 17:47:422021-11-12 17:20:51WE NEED ANOTHER FDR; DEMOCRATS MUST REGAIN THEIR NEW DEAL LEGACY
The AFL-CIO has posted on its website a statement from its president, Liz Shuler, on what the recently passed infrastructure law means to America’s workers. Click the link below to access it. https://aflcio.org/press/releases/infrastructure-and-investment-breakthrough-victory-working-families And for further late news and views from the national AFL-CIO, click the link below: afl-cio.org
https://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icon.png500500Paul Beckerhttps://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotlight_logo_.pngPaul Becker2021-11-11 14:00:372021-11-11 14:15:57“A VICTORY FOR AMERICA’S WORKING FAMILIES”
We link below to the newspaper of two international unions, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) and the United Auto Workers, listing their accomplishments this past year. We will be linking to other union newspapers from time to time. https://www.ueunion.org; https://uaw.org
https://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icon.png500500Paul Beckerhttps://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotlight_logo_.pngPaul Becker2021-11-06 17:01:062021-11-06 17:16:40HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR’S WORK OF TWO UNIONS
After previously rejecting two proposed contracts over the heads of their union leaders, workers at John Deere voted to approve a new six-year contract Nov. 17 that wins big gains for them. The new contract, approved by 61 % of the 10,000 Deere workers, members of the United Auto Workers in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas, […]
Richmond, California is seeing a big jump in union activity with the unionization of 850 workers at the Hello Fresh facility. For Unite Here Local 2850, the union leading the drive, it will mean a big jump in their membership and a major step in Unite Here’s campaign to organize the rapidly growing meal kit industry. In […]
https://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icon.png500500Paul Beckerhttps://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotlight_logo_.pngPaul Becker2021-10-06 13:58:502021-12-26 16:16:06NOTES FROM GROWING UNION ACTIVITY
Most of us know why right-wing republicans oppose the Biden reconciliation bill now before Congress. Their mission is to cut taxes on the wealthiest people in the country by shrinking safety net programs that benefit millions of Americans. But what motivates the so-called “moderates” or centrists who have been holding back their support? In his […]
For an interesting discussion on the prospectives for a vibrant future of the labor movement, click on the link below: Creating the Path Forward for a Vibrant Labor Future – Perspectives from the Front Lines Webinar organized by Marylyn Katz on the current labor situation and the labor movement. Courtesy, Locker Associates, New York
Almost 250 Refresco workers in New Jersey, mostly Latin American immigrants, voted in June to join jjhe United Electrical Workers union (UE). Their victory was the largest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) win in the U.S. by a group of blue-collar workers in the first half of 2021, and came over a year after workers […]
Eleven hundred coal miners have been on strike in Brookwood, Alabama since April 1 after the company engaged in a series of unfair labor practices and then made an “insulting” offer on wage negotiations. According to Jacob Morrison, Secretary-Treasurer of the North Alabama Area Labor Council, the workers made a major sacrifice for the company, […]
President Biden in April signed an executive order creating a task force to examine existing policies regarding labor unions and issue a series of recommendations within 180 days on how they can be leveraged to promote worker organizing and collective bargaining in the federal government and recommend what new policies should be created. — Eleanor […]
In the wake of the defeat of the drive to unionize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, many theories are being advanced on why the union lost and what labor’s strategy should be in the future. One such theory appeared recently in The American Prospect by its editor at large, Harold Meyerson. Meyerson contends that […]
When a big company wants to get rid of a union or prevent one from organizing, they don’t often do it by themselves. They hire a specialist. Law firms and consulting firms that earn fancy fees for skirting around the weak labor laws are readily available and they’ve been doing a great job at union […]
LABOR DEMANDS: PASS THE PRO ACT A number of labor leaders, in a call to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, have made it clear to the party’s US Senators that their support of the PREO Act is crucial to union support and financial contributions to their campaigns for re-election. The act, passed by the House […]
https://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icon.png500500Mike Bullishttps://www.spotlightonlabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotlight_logo_.pngMike Bullis2021-08-02 20:22:592021-08-25 23:51:55Labor Demands: Pass the Pro Act
UNIONS: GOOD FOR WORKERS AND GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY
Most people think of unions as benefitting their members with higher pay and better working conditions. But it has long been known that the benefit of unions go far beyond that – affecting the well-being of their communities and the entire country. A recent report by analysts at the Economic Policy Institute documents the benefits […]
INCUMBENTS ROUTED IN TEAMSTER ELECTIONS
In a stunning upset that reflects the growing militancy of workers and union members, a rank-and-file slate swept to victory in Teamster Union elections last month. The Teamsters United slate routed the incumbent slate that has ruled the union for years by a margin of about two-to-one. The incumbent backed slate had the backing of […]
WE NEED ANOTHER FDR; DEMOCRATS MUST REGAIN THEIR NEW DEAL LEGACY
Don’t let some of the media pundits and so-called “moderates” fool you. In the wake of the defeat of Democrats in a number of races around the country, there has been a stream of lament that they have gone “too far to the left,” (whatever that means!). Example: Virginia Democratic Representative Abigail Spanberger remarked last week, […]
“A VICTORY FOR AMERICA’S WORKING FAMILIES”
The AFL-CIO has posted on its website a statement from its president, Liz Shuler, on what the recently passed infrastructure law means to America’s workers. Click the link below to access it. https://aflcio.org/press/releases/infrastructure-and-investment-breakthrough-victory-working-families And for further late news and views from the national AFL-CIO, click the link below: afl-cio.org
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR’S WORK OF TWO UNIONS
We link below to the newspaper of two international unions, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) and the United Auto Workers, listing their accomplishments this past year. We will be linking to other union newspapers from time to time. https://www.ueunion.org; https://uaw.org
JOHN DEERE WOKERS WIN BIG GAINS AFTER MONTH-LONG STRIKE
After previously rejecting two proposed contracts over the heads of their union leaders, workers at John Deere voted to approve a new six-year contract Nov. 17 that wins big gains for them. The new contract, approved by 61 % of the 10,000 Deere workers, members of the United Auto Workers in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas, […]
NOTES FROM GROWING UNION ACTIVITY
Richmond, California is seeing a big jump in union activity with the unionization of 850 workers at the Hello Fresh facility. For Unite Here Local 2850, the union leading the drive, it will mean a big jump in their membership and a major step in Unite Here’s campaign to organize the rapidly growing meal kit industry. In […]
WORTH QUOTING: PAUL KRUGMAN ON BIDEN’S INFRASTRUCTURE & RECONCILIATION PACKAGE
Most of us know why right-wing republicans oppose the Biden reconciliation bill now before Congress. Their mission is to cut taxes on the wealthiest people in the country by shrinking safety net programs that benefit millions of Americans. But what motivates the so-called “moderates” or centrists who have been holding back their support? In his […]
Labor’s Future – A Discussion
For an interesting discussion on the prospectives for a vibrant future of the labor movement, click on the link below: Creating the Path Forward for a Vibrant Labor Future – Perspectives from the Front Lines Webinar organized by Marylyn Katz on the current labor situation and the labor movement. Courtesy, Locker Associates, New York
Some Labor Roundups
Almost 250 Refresco workers in New Jersey, mostly Latin American immigrants, voted in June to join jjhe United Electrical Workers union (UE). Their victory was the largest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) win in the U.S. by a group of blue-collar workers in the first half of 2021, and came over a year after workers […]
After 5 months, Met Warriors Coal Miners Strike Continues
Eleven hundred coal miners have been on strike in Brookwood, Alabama since April 1 after the company engaged in a series of unfair labor practices and then made an “insulting” offer on wage negotiations. According to Jacob Morrison, Secretary-Treasurer of the North Alabama Area Labor Council, the workers made a major sacrifice for the company, […]
Other Items of Interest
President Biden in April signed an executive order creating a task force to examine existing policies regarding labor unions and issue a series of recommendations within 180 days on how they can be leveraged to promote worker organizing and collective bargaining in the federal government and recommend what new policies should be created. — Eleanor […]
Assessing Future Labor Strategy
In the wake of the defeat of the drive to unionize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, many theories are being advanced on why the union lost and what labor’s strategy should be in the future. One such theory appeared recently in The American Prospect by its editor at large, Harold Meyerson. Meyerson contends that […]
Making Big Money Busting Unions
When a big company wants to get rid of a union or prevent one from organizing, they don’t often do it by themselves. They hire a specialist. Law firms and consulting firms that earn fancy fees for skirting around the weak labor laws are readily available and they’ve been doing a great job at union […]
Labor Demands: Pass the Pro Act
LABOR DEMANDS: PASS THE PRO ACT A number of labor leaders, in a call to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, have made it clear to the party’s US Senators that their support of the PREO Act is crucial to union support and financial contributions to their campaigns for re-election. The act, passed by the House […]