• Tesla worker Lizzie McKimmie speaks at the Tesla Workers United press conference in Buffalo, New York on February 18, 2023. (truthout.org)
  • FILE - Members of the Culinary Workers Union rally along the Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. (wwlp.com)
  • It was the last contract the Culinary Workers Union needed to avoid a strike Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, and came after the union's tentative deals with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts. (wwlp.com)
  • The Seattle-based online retailer hired the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, to aid it in the campaign and called meetings of the technicians to explain the company's opposition to unions and ask for a second chance to resolve the dispute. (americanthinker.com)
  • GM president Mark Reuss this week rejected those claims, saying the current offer to the union would be generous and the company's profits have been reinvested in the transition to electric vehicles. (freebeacon.com)
  • Under interim CEO Howard Schultz, Starbucks has been focusing on the company's reinvention and emphasizing priorities including store safety and advancement opportunities for workers. (cnbc.com)
  • With a victory in Cleveland on Friday, Starbucks workers officially reached 200 union election wins across more than 30 U.S. states, a remarkable achievement in the face of a full-throttle union-busting campaign by the coffee company's management and its billionaire interim CEO, Howard Schultz. (truthout.org)
  • The speed with which Starbucks workers across the country built on the historic victory in Buffalo in December - when employees voted to form the company's first-ever unionized store in the U.S. - has stunned observers who've seen the nation's labor movement wither in recent decades amid a ruthless corporate assault . (truthout.org)
  • Across the country, Starbucks workers are striking against poor working conditions and the company's open hostility to Starbucks Workers United's nationwide union drive," said Robert Reich, the former head of the U.S. Department of Labor. (truthout.org)
  • Starbucks workers have lodged hundreds of unfair labor practice charges in recent months, accusing the company's management of firing union organizers, slashing hours, and illegally threatening to deny pay raises and other benefits to unionized stores. (truthout.org)
  • the corporation raised its hourly wage from $20 to $22 last month to compensate store workers, who are highly knowledgeable about the company's products. (latimes.com)
  • While a vote for unionization would have affected only a tiny group of employees in the near term, it would have served as a signal to workers at the company's growing network of 40-plus fulfillment centers in the U.S. that unionization was indeed possible. (vox.com)
  • NEW YORK (CN) - Amazon workers in New York City may be days away from creating the company's first-ever union. (courthousenews.com)
  • The workers at the press conference all worked in the Autopilot department at Tesla's massive Gigafactory 2 in South Buffalo, New York, labeling data for the company's self-driving program. (truthout.org)
  • Workers at the press conference emphasized that they support the company's mission and are proud of what they do, but they want a better Tesla for workers. (truthout.org)
  • GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A majority of the American Crystal Sugar Company's 1,300 locked-out union workers voted in late June to reject the same demands for concessions that the firm's management issued nearly one year ago. (peoplesworld.org)
  • VANCOUVER - Two unions may have lost a Federal Court battle disputing a mining company's plan to bring in 201 temporary foreign workers from China, but they're celebrating the spotlight they've shone on the problems associated with the employment program. (macleans.ca)
  • In fact, federation president Jim Sinclair said in a statement that the federal government's recently announced changes wouldn't have prevented the mining company's application to import temporary foreign workers. (macleans.ca)
  • Prohibit employers found to be holding the personal documents of migrant workers, such as passports or health cards, from participating in the TFWP. (globenewswire.com)
  • Sign the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, which has been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. (globenewswire.com)
  • Replace closed work permits with sectoral permits that allow migrant workers to change employers within the agricultural sector across Canada. (globenewswire.com)
  • Our next step is to take migrant workers and place them under the umbrella of ACFTU," said an ACFTU official surnamed Sun. (china.org.cn)
  • Members of the Alliance of Migrant Workers in Korea stage a rally to demand work permission in Seoul, Sunday. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • This is the last in a series of articles that cover the situation of migrant workers in South Korea. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • The past 3 articles have covered the history of and legislation concerning migrant labor and the difficulties migrant workers face in Korean society. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • This article covers migrant workers organizing, focusing on the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants' Trade Union (MTU). (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Organized efforts by migrant workers to improve their situation began in the mid-1990s will voluntary protest against the industrial trainee system, under which migrants worked for well under minimum wage without basic labor rights. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Again in 1996, migrant workers held a sit-in protest at the cathedral, calling for guarantee of workplace accident compensation and the payment of back-wages. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • In the process of these actions, religious and civil society organization became sympathetic to the plight of migrant workers and eventually came to the agreement that the law had to be changed in order to ameliorate the problem. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • These organizations formed a coalition, called the Joint Committee for Migrant Workers in Korea (JCMK). (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Through the work of JMCK, the situation of Korea's migrant workers became widely known in Korean civil society. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Migrant workers first became directly involved in unionism in May 2001 through the establishment of the Migrants Branch of the Equality Trade Union. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • The activities of this union branch, which included campaigns for improvements in the wages and working conditions of trainees and migrants working under the Employment Permit System (EPS), culminated in a year-long sit-in protest at the cathedral from Nov. 15, 2004, to Nov. 28, 2004, calling for fundamental revision of the law on migrant workers and an end to crackdown and deportation of undocumented migrants. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • It was out of this struggle that the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants' Trade Union, the first union founded by and for migrant workers in South Korea and one of the few of its kind throughout the world, developed. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Its basic goals are to 1) stop the crackdown and deportation of migrant workers, 2) achieve legalization of all undocumented workers, 3) achieve protection of the labor rights for migrant workers, 4) achieve a fundamental revision of the law concerning migrant workers. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • In addition, MTU has faced consistent challenge from the South Korean government, which has yet to acknowledge MTU's official union status, claiming that undocumented migrant workers do not have the right to form a labor union, and has taken various steps to stop the union's activities, including the arrest and year-long detention of MTU's first President Anowar Hussain immediately after MTU was established. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • One in four migrant workers in Shanghai , China 's economic powerhouse, has joined a trade union. (china.org.cn)
  • A total of 1.01 million out of over 4 million migrant workers are now union members, according to a Shanghai trade union forum on Wednesday. (china.org.cn)
  • Migrant workers are often on the move and not good at safeguarding their own rights and interests, they need more protection from trade unions," said Chen Hao, chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions. (china.org.cn)
  • In Shanghai Corp. of Shipbuilding Industry, the trade union helped more than 9,000 migrant workers sign contracts with the company, supervised and urged the company to pay salaries in time and assisted workers in dealing with job disputes. (china.org.cn)
  • Every year millions of migrant workers flock from villages to cities in search of jobs. (china.org.cn)
  • Unlike the bad old days, when certain unnamed unions (okay, the Teamsters) could unilaterally ratify a contract on behalf of the members, today's unions are wildly democratic. (counterpunch.org)
  • Instead, Schultz and Starbucks have sent a message loud and clear - complain about safety, and we'll close your store,' Starbucks Workers United said in a statement. (cnbc.com)
  • In an email to an attorney for Starbucks Workers United regarding the Seattle location, counsel for Starbucks said its goal is to get employees working in others stores as soon as possible so there is 'no gap in their work lives. (cnbc.com)
  • Starbucks Workers United reached the milestone after a Cleveland, Ohio, store won a campaign on Friday. (truthout.org)
  • Over 5,000 Starbucks workers have now unionized with Starbucks Workers United, according to some counts. (truthout.org)
  • Starbucks Workers United has won an amazing rate - about 5 of 6 elections," wrote labor journalist Steven Greenhouse. (truthout.org)
  • Our managers are ready to bargain," Starbucks Workers United said in a statement last month announcing Seattle employees' plans to strike . (truthout.org)
  • Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced the policy changes six months after workers began organizing with Starbucks Workers United, according to the decision. (spokesman.com)
  • Postal workers in the United States first won collective bargaining rights after the U.S. postal strike of 1970 . (wikipedia.org)
  • We are proud of our workers and proud to uphold Bernie's commitment to collective bargaining rights and a strong labor movement," said campaign manager Faiz Shakir in a statement. (npr.org)
  • The Campaign Workers Guild, which formed in 2017 to organize campaign workers, counts 25 campaigns it has helped reach collective bargaining agreements since its launch. (npr.org)
  • Unions can tap into it by breaking out of the collective-bargaining tradition - where they have less and less of a role - and offering dues-paying workers in non-union settings the benefits that union workers get, minus collective bargaining. (csmonitor.com)
  • A major focus of ITUC work is to ensure full and universal respect for the Fundamental Workers' Rights of the ILO, which guarantee the right to organise in a trade union, the right to collective bargaining, protection from discrimination, and the elimination of child labour and forced labour. (ituc-csi.org)
  • In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar-gaining Agreement (union contract), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), effective August 27, 2022. (apwu.org)
  • More than 90% of those who would be eligible have signed cards designating Unite Here Local 17, which represents more than 6,000 workers in hotels, restaurants and other hospitality establishments throughout the state, as their collective bargaining representative, according to Sheigh Freeberg, secretary-treasurer of Unite Here Local 17. (startribune.com)
  • As Samwu, we encourage the newly-elected leadership to immediately work towards restoring the trust between workers and government which has been eroded by government's actions to deliberately collapse collective bargaining, dictating workers' salary and wage increases and reneging on legally binding collective agreements. (iol.co.za)
  • Collective bargaining is an essential tool to protect the rights of workers that should be free from threats and intimidation from employers," Biden said. (courthousenews.com)
  • Development of guidelines, tools, and procedures to support Member States in planning and monitoring progress in improving health systems performance need to factor in the urgent need for expanding education and training, employment and career development and the right to organize and collective bargaining of health workers and their trade unions. (who.int)
  • In order to identify the perception and action of union leaders against situations of workplace bullying, a qualitative research was conducted with union representatives of the urban collective transport workers from a capital in the South of Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • The UHM is affiliated with the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU), which is in turn affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the global voice of the world's working people. (ituc-csi.org)
  • This Union launched a protest campaign and directed workers to resort to partial industrial action. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sixty city public housing residents and union workers staged a protest Wednesday against a plan to sell the housing to private developers. (baltimoresun.com)
  • ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- A protest yesterday saw the largest casino union demonstrating against wage cuts, the Press of Atlantic City reported. (casinocitytimes.com)
  • Activists gathered near Schultz's West Village home on his 75th birthday to protest the treatment of Starbucks workers attempting to unionize, as well as Schultz's recent announcement to permanently close 16 locations. (cnbc.com)
  • At some locations that have won union elections, Starbucks workers have walked off the job to protest management's refusal to engage in contract negotiations as required by law . (truthout.org)
  • James' suit calls for Amazon to offer to rehire Christian Smalls, who was fired after leading a worker walkout and protest. (courthousenews.com)
  • Last year May, workers walked off the job in protest over the same outstanding job evaluation process. (jamaica-gleaner.com)
  • Minister demanded a halt to the production and sale of bidis & the biri workers organized this human chain to protest. (who.int)
  • Vice-Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) Zhang Junjiu yesterday said the State Council, China's cabinet, is scheduled to invite unionists to voice suggestions next week regarding the effort. (china.org.cn)
  • Prevent employers that have engaged in unfair labour practices, such as blacklisting a worker, from participating in any other federal or provincial temporary foreign worker program. (globenewswire.com)
  • The department also manages the ITUC's campaigning and mobilisation activities, including campaigns on specific issues of concern as well as campaign action on countries and employers that violate workers' rights. (ituc-csi.org)
  • We have seen in many cases that employers misclassify their employees as independent contractors, particularly among our nation's most vulnerable workers," wrote Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. (kqed.org)
  • In that announcement, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney halted what's known as the 15 per cent rule, a policy that allowed employers to pay temporary foreign workers up to 15 per cent below median wages, if that's what they were paying Canadians. (macleans.ca)
  • If not applied to striking workers, it makes employers threats all the more potent and provides employers with an advantage against the interests of workers, their families, their unions and their communities," Alex Aguilar, EUC board member and business manager of LiUNA Local 724 said. (yahoo.com)
  • The pandemic, massive layoffs, and governmental failure to address the crisis has pressured workers to comply with harsh employers. (socialistalternative.org)
  • It is designed to make this information conveniently available to workers, employers, occupational health professionals, and union representatives. (cdc.gov)
  • NIOSH requests that editors of trade journals, safety and health officials, labor unions, owners, and employers bring the recommendations in this Alert to the attention of all workers who are at risk. (cdc.gov)
  • It represents Maltese workers in various fora including Malta Council of Economic and Social Development (MCESD) and Malta European Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC). (wikipedia.org)
  • It also represents approximately 2,000 private-sector mail workers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Members of the Service Trades Council unions, which represents 45,000 Disney workers, are encouraging members to reject a new contract offer from the company. (yahoo.com)
  • The American Federation of Government Employees , which represents about 700,000 federal workers, issued a statement saying 'President Trump is attempting to silence the voice of veterans, law enforcement officers, and other frontline federal workers through a series of executive orders intended to strip federal employees of their decades-old right to representation at the worksite. (go.com)
  • Looking for higher wages, and just generally being treated with respect," said attorney Eric Milner, who represents the Amazon Labor Union. (courthousenews.com)
  • SAN FRANCISCO-Southwest Airlines and several of its unions have reached tentative agreements recently, the latest with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), which represents the airline's aircraft appearance technicians. (aviationweek.com)
  • Workers were represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, a union that represents 35,000 workers. (socialistalternative.org)
  • The Culinary Workers Union announced on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that 99% of the vote favored the new five-year deal. (wtop.com)
  • The union will also invite President Joe Biden to come to the picket lines. (freebeacon.com)
  • An invitation by the UAW to Biden would be a notable overture by the union to the White House, which it has held at arm's length until now. (freebeacon.com)
  • President Joe Biden, who has promised to be the "most pro-union president," previously urged the UAW and Detroit car companies to come to a "fair agreement" that avoids plant closures and helps usher in a transition to a "clean energy economy. (businessinsider.com)
  • Kellogg threatened to permanently replace the striking workers, a move that "deeply troubled" President Joe Biden . (courthousenews.com)
  • These contracts show that when unions do well, it lifts all workers,' said Biden whose statement that noted that the pay increases at the Big Three were followed by wage hikes at US factories of Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Suburu, which are non-union. (yahoo.com)
  • The union has members in both the private and public sectors, and emphasizes its political independence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Amongst the founder members of the Malta Workers Union (UHM), Salvino Spiteri and Maurice Agius respectively were the Union's first President and Secretary General. (wikipedia.org)
  • Membership is open to all members of the American Postal Workers Union who are employed as postal workers. (wikipedia.org)
  • But the obvious disconnect between a workforce with urgent, legitimate economic concerns and an organized labor movement that lost nearly 400,000 members last year, shows in part that unions are not meeting workers' needs. (csmonitor.com)
  • With no members, there will be no influence, and more important, no advocate for US workers. (csmonitor.com)
  • The vote, the first of its kind at an Amazon fulfillment center, was scheduled last month after members of the group filed a petition to organize a union with the National Labor Relations Board. (americanthinker.com)
  • The latest statistics indicate that China has established over 1.65 million trade unions at grass-roots levels, more than ever before, with a record 130 million members. (china.org.cn)
  • The union has singled out Barra as an example of corporate greed and identified the EV transition as a threat to members' jobs, the Washington Free Beacon reported . (freebeacon.com)
  • Union members on Friday overwhelmingly approved a strike, should leaders call for one. (businessinsider.com)
  • Tattersall has about 40 full-time and part-time employees with some who fall under management, security and other roles not eligible as union members. (startribune.com)
  • Town council ratified the contract in a vote at a special council meeting Wednesday, a day after union members with CUPE Local 2163 ratified the deal, according to CUPE spokesperson Simon Ouellette. (yahoo.com)
  • The union has about 30 members, including water and sewer technicians and maintenance staff, community services maintenance, labourers, mechanics, equipment operators and sub-foremen, he said. (yahoo.com)
  • Samwu general secretary Dumisani Magagula said his union shared the sentiments of Cosatu that workers across the three spheres of government were frustrated by alleged poor treatment of workers while community members, who have witnessed a lack of delivery of services, high cost of living, crime, corruption and load shedding were equally frustrated and hopeless. (iol.co.za)
  • Now, Pappageorge said the union has won a 32% pay increase for its members over five years, with workers receiving a 10% bump in pay during the first year of their new contract. (wtop.com)
  • The union - the largest in Nevada with about 60,000 members statewide - had threatened to go on strike less than a week before Formula 1 was set to debut its new race course on the Strip. (wtop.com)
  • When the union holds its first meeting on Sunday, one of the biggest concerns for Mr Peach and his follow members is likely to be "crunch" - the practice of excessive unpaid overtime that's common in the industry. (sky.com)
  • Union members at Kellogg held an 11-week labor strike in late 2021 after their contract expired, seeking higher pay and a clear path for lower-tier workers to move up the chain. (courthousenews.com)
  • Members of the United Auto Workers voted 64 percent across the three companies in support of the contracts, said a UAW press release marking the official conclusion of the first-ever simultaneous stoppage at the three companies. (yahoo.com)
  • A total of 82 percent of union members voted on the demands. (peoplesworld.org)
  • Some 1,300 members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers (BCTGM) union have been locked out of seven Crystal Sugar production plants and other facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa for 10 months. (peoplesworld.org)
  • Photo: Locked-out Crystal Sugar worker Mark Froemke, left, from East Grand Forks, Minn., with fellow union members Jerry Hertwig from Hunter, N.D., and Jan Bailey from Grand Forks, June 6. (peoplesworld.org)
  • WGA West President Meredith Stiehm and SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher traveled to Sacramento earlier this month to support the bill, arguing that unemployment insurance is available to striking workers in New York and New Jersey and has been a benefit to members of both unions who live there. (yahoo.com)
  • The union blocked the effort by organizing community members to write in their opposition to the city of Redlands. (socialistalternative.org)
  • To build public support and raise money for members, the union and former Augie's workers hosted numerous pop-ups partnered with other coffee shops. (socialistalternative.org)
  • The union to which these leaders belong is known for its struggle and confrontation tradition, as well as for the gains and improvements accomplished in the work conditions of its members. (bvsalud.org)
  • True, the absolute numbers are small, but both sides saw this as a key signal as to where the unions' drive to organize Amazon, widely perceived as the future of retailing, was headed. (americanthinker.com)
  • It said a Seattle location, where workers voted to organize in April, will close and reopen, operated as a licensed location by a neighboring grocery store. (cnbc.com)
  • But the union maintains some closures are about more than safety, pointing to a list of 19 Starbucks locations that have closed or are closing, with eight of them having unionized, filed or started to organize. (cnbc.com)
  • Workers seeking to organize that store filed a complaint with NLRB, claiming the move was retaliatory . (cnbc.com)
  • In addition to the number of elections won thus far, experts have also taken note of the union's strikingly high win percentage and the dozens of unanimous victories it has scored at locations across the country, an indication of Starbucks workers' overwhelming desire to organize in the face of poor treatment. (truthout.org)
  • What compels workers with these "good" jobs to organize? (latimes.com)
  • On 13 July 1978, the Union's General Conference unanimously adopted a Resolution whereby the MGEU was to become the UNION HADDIEMA MAGHQUDIN which, besides widening the aims of the Union, also opened its doors to all workers irrespective of class, sector or grade. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a statement, Ted Pappageorge, the union's chief negotiator, said the workers had been willing to take a cut in pay if the union had gone on strike. (wtop.com)
  • The Culinary Union's threat to strike added to a big year for labor unions, including walkouts in Hollywood that ground the film and television industries to a historic halt, UPS' contentious negotiations that threatened to disrupt the nation's supply chain, and the ongoing hotel workers strike at Detroit's three casinos , including MGM Grand Detroit. (wtop.com)
  • The Union's Grant Courtney says around 50% of people working in local processers are foreign workers on visas. (abc.net.au)
  • The union's current support is concentrated in Autopilot labeling, one of several departments at the factory, which employs around 2,000 workers . (truthout.org)
  • This 2007 merger was the first merger of any postal unions in the United States since the U.S. postal strike of 1970 . (wikipedia.org)
  • British rail unions branded Transport for London (TfL) "barefaced liars" after its management attempted to claim minimum disruption during a 24-hour strike on November 3. (greenleft.org.au)
  • London Underground services were crippled by strike action called by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) over safety-critical job cuts. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The United Auto Workers union will expand its strike s against Detroit automakers General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis, but has made real progress in talks with Ford Motor Company, the union said on Friday. (freebeacon.com)
  • The autoworkers' union will expand its strike against parts distribution centers across the United States at GM and Stellantis, extending its unprecedented, simultaneous strike s that began with one assembly plant each of the Detroit Three. (freebeacon.com)
  • The United Auto Workers union is gearing up for a fight with Detroit's Big Three car companies this summer and fall - and isn't ruling out a possible strike. (businessinsider.com)
  • Or the reasons could be as basic as workplace safety: This month, Google reportedly postponed its requirement for Google Maps contractors to return to the office five days a week because the workers threatened to strike. (latimes.com)
  • LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas hotel union workers voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve their contract agreement with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, signaling an end to lengthy labor disputes that had brought the threat of a historic strike to the Strip. (wtop.com)
  • Unionized workers strike for unfair labor practices outside a Starbucks location in Boston in July 2022. (spokesman.com)
  • Workers from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis ratified new contracts with hefty wage hikes, their union announced Monday, closing the books on an historic autoworkers strike at the three Detroit giants. (yahoo.com)
  • Now, we take our strike muscle and our fighting spirit to the rest of the industries we represent, and to millions of non-union workers ready to Stand Up and fight for a better way of life. (yahoo.com)
  • Chris Holden, will allow workers who are on strike for more than two weeks to apply for unemployment insurance. (yahoo.com)
  • In April 2015, tens of thousands of fast food workers went on strike in more than 200 cities. (socialistalternative.org)
  • Union representatives claim the proposed law would significantly decrease public employees' salaries - especially teachers' wages - by cutting public employee seniority bonuses, or " anualidades . (ticotimes.net)
  • According to union representatives, thousands of taxis would jam the streets across the country. (ticotimes.net)
  • The management will now meet with your union representatives by Tuesday, May 30 to further discuss implementation. (jamaica-gleaner.com)
  • Augie's Coffee has not responded to union representatives since the town hall. (socialistalternative.org)
  • The Union Haddiema Maghqudin (UHM) was founded on 29 September 1966, under the name of Malta Government Clerical Union (MGCU) with membership restricted to clerical employees in the Public Service. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Union was very well received by clerical employees and its membership immediately was encouraging. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was therefore not surprising that the Union was being continuously asked and pressed to extend its membership to all employees in the Public Sector. (wikipedia.org)
  • They were the United Federation of Postal Clerks , the National Postal Union , the National Association of Post Office and General Service Maintenance Employees , the National Federation of Post Office Motor Vehicle Employees , and the National Association of Special Delivery Messengers , with a combined membership of 280,000. (wikipedia.org)
  • While student employees clearly see themselves as workers, with workers' interests and workers' rights, the majority has effectively decided that they need protecting from themselves. (shrm.org)
  • The only source of growth is among government employees, where competitive pressures do not exist, and where, to be frank, unions should be prohibited, as even FDR felt. (americanthinker.com)
  • Meanwhile, people also realize that non-union foreign manufacturers have established prospering facilities making Toyotas, Subarus, Nissans, and other makes in the good old USA without subjecting their employees to the involuntary deduction of union dues. (americanthinker.com)
  • As the union movement becomes perceived for what it is - a political interest group dedicated to extorting high pay and benefits for the privileged group of government employees who work under cushier work rules for more pay than the rest of us - public support for restoring the prohibition on government worker unions, or at least limiting them, will increase. (americanthinker.com)
  • Zhang said that trade unions play an important role in promoting democratic management inside enterprises and helping safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees. (china.org.cn)
  • The union also wants to end a tiered wage structure that it says has created a large gap between newer and older employees. (freebeacon.com)
  • The third executive order restricts the amount of time federal employees can spend on 'union work,' and aims to charge federal unions for rent space in federal buildings and eliminates their ability to expense their travel to the government. (go.com)
  • Workers at Google have been organizing since January of last year, bringing together full-time and temporary employees, contractors and vendors. (latimes.com)
  • Laine said the distillery has also had issues being inclusive as Laine has heard from co-workers about racially insensitive statements other employees have made and harassment from customers. (startribune.com)
  • During the special meeting, council passed its budget for 2024, which included matching wage increases of 3.25 per cent for non-union employees in 2024, which town documents say was to bring them level with union staff. (yahoo.com)
  • The voting workers, who make up just a small fraction of the more than 1500 employees at the facility, are not most concerned with the wages they are paid, IAMAW spokesman John Carr told Re/code on Tuesday . (vox.com)
  • Uber and Lyft driver Hector Castellanos said he hopes the new union will lead to benefits for workers like himself, who are labeled independent contractors, whereas companies currently are required only to provide benefits to employees. (kqed.org)
  • The rally comes during a week when Uber, Lyft and DoorDash stock prices plunged after the federal government unveiled proposed rules that could make it easier for gig drivers, as well as millions of construction and home care workers, to be treated as employees. (kqed.org)
  • The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union is following up on its focus on the region after the Fair Work Ombudsman found foreign workers at the Baiada chicken processing plant in Tamworth were being exploited. (abc.net.au)
  • But Anzalone concluded this argument wasn't lodged in good faith, and would require her to presume that Starbucks and its attorneys "so misapprehended basic labor law concepts that it considered itself compelled to deny wage and benefit increases on the basis of employees' union activities," she wrote in the decision. (spokesman.com)
  • Employees at a Staten Island distribution center began voting Friday on whether to form the Amazon Labor Union, as supporters hope to create a domino effect that sparks a bigger movement across the e-commerce and cloud services giant. (courthousenews.com)
  • More than 8,000 employees are on the voter list, an Amazon attorney said, but observers for both organizers and Amazon will have an opportunity to challenge individuals' eligibility - if someone no longer works at the facility or now has a job that doesn't qualify them as a union member. (courthousenews.com)
  • At the press conference, Tesla workers involved in the union drive described how management wielded arbitrary power in ways that left employees feeling stressed and confused. (truthout.org)
  • The deal -- the most generous increases for auto workers in decades -- includes a 25 percent wage increase for hourly employees, which the UAW said would result in a pay boost of at least 33 percent following cost-of-living and other adjustments. (yahoo.com)
  • It seems like the union really got a lot,' Kaminski said, noting that the most junior employees won some of the biggest gains because they had been compensated the least. (yahoo.com)
  • The struggle began only weeks earlier when workers confronted management over their failure to provide PPE and health accommodations for employees despite remaining open and operational throughout the pandemic. (socialistalternative.org)
  • Opposed the effort, Remington began spreading its own information about the union, and the benefits of declining union representation, to employees. (courthousenews.com)
  • Remington canceled the subcontract in October, firing its old employees and replaced them with the new workers. (courthousenews.com)
  • As other courts have recognized, delay is a significant concern because the absence of employees who support a union can quickly extinguish organizational efforts and reinforce fears within the workforce concerning the consequences of supporting a unionization campaign," he added. (courthousenews.com)
  • To understand the health - and safety -related experiences of specific occupations among non-union casino hotel employees to identify processes leading to worker health and safety risks . (bvsalud.org)
  • An amendment, offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), requiring the arbitrator to take into consideration the financial health of the Postal Service when deciding Postal Union contracts, was added prior to its passage. (wikipedia.org)
  • The United Auto Workers union is negotiating new four-year contracts with Ford, GM, and Stellantis. (businessinsider.com)
  • A second executive order will create a federal 'Labor Relations Working Group' intended to analyze government contracts with federal unions and remove 'wasteful expenditures. (go.com)
  • The union is expected to also approve its proposed contracts with Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International , the Strip's largest employer, later this week. (wtop.com)
  • In separate statements released when the deals were reached, the companies said the contracts recognize the union workers for their contributions to the companies' success, with historic pay raises and opportunities for growth tied to plans to bring more union jobs to the Strip. (wtop.com)
  • Excessive and unpaid overtime, precarious contracts and discrimination are all serious problems in the industry, according the the Games Workers' Union, which launched on Friday. (sky.com)
  • For as long as I can remember it has been considered normal for games workers to endure zero-hours contracts, excessive unpaid overtime, and even sexism and homophobia as the necessary price to pay for the privilege of working in the industry," he said. (sky.com)
  • Together with its affiliates, its regional organisations, the Global Union Federations, as well as with non-governmental organisations, the ITUC carries out ongoing campaign action for the universal respect of trade union rights, as guaranteed by the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). (ituc-csi.org)
  • Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne said that there are always 'challenges' in labour negotiations, including having outside workers from the town and the former village of Sussex Corner who were on different deals. (yahoo.com)
  • Pretoria - Labour unions affiliated with Cosatu are putting pressure on the new ANC national executive and President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that his party respects labour bargaining council resolutions and the interests of the workers. (iol.co.za)
  • Tensions between the ANC and labour unions intensified in September during Cosatu's 14th national congress, in which the majority demanded that Cosatu serve divorce papers on the ANC. (iol.co.za)
  • The Conservatives also stalled a program that allowed companies to fast track workers from outside Canada through what's known as an accelerated labour-market opinion. (macleans.ca)
  • We thus urge MS to uphold the labour rights of health workers and see trade unions in the sector as critical social partners. (who.int)
  • Starbucks has informed workers at two locations that their stores will be closing, a move that the coffee chain's union says is retaliation for organizing efforts. (cnbc.com)
  • Freeberg has said he was alerting Kreidler, who he said was questioning distillers about their support of the union, that retaliation against workers and interrogation about the union was against the law. (startribune.com)
  • A union vote is underway as the retail giant faces labor lawsuits from the New York attorney general and National Labor Relations Board claiming retaliation against workers who protested against lax Covid-19 safety policies. (courthousenews.com)
  • The union has filed a complaint saying that the firings were retaliation for unionizing. (truthout.org)
  • It was founded on 29 September 1966, under the name Malta Government Clerical Union (MGCU), and changed its name in 1978 to UHM. (wikipedia.org)
  • The new name of the Union - UNION HADDIEMA MAGHQUDIN (UHM), together with the necessary amendments to its Constitution, were registered with the Registrar of Trade Unions on 8 August 1978. (wikipedia.org)
  • This month, workers at an Apple store in Maryland voted to unionize , another signal that the labor movement is gaining momentum at tech companies. (latimes.com)
  • At the meeting, workers announced their intent to unionize. (startribune.com)
  • Last October, animation workers at Titmouse Vancouver voted to unionize , voicing their preference to join The Canadian Animation Guild, IATSE Local 938. (cartoonbrew.com)
  • The dispute stems from a campaign by United Service Workers Union, Local 947, April 2012 to unionize housekeeping workers at a Hyatt Hotel in Hauppauge, N.Y., operated by Remington Lodging and Hospitality. (courthousenews.com)
  • The Union Haddiema Maghqudin was welcomed by all who cherish free trade unionism. (wikipedia.org)
  • I think it's very much a sort of a sign of the times in terms of increased activism in general and increased union activism, increased interest in unionism, particularly on the part of millennials. (npr.org)
  • Scott Walker's Wisconsin has already seen great benefits from the restrictions on union control over non-wage issues for teachers, and requiring re-certification of teacher unions. (americanthinker.com)
  • Immediately publish the statistics and criteria used by the government to determine the yearly wage rates for migrant farm workers enrolled in the TFWP. (globenewswire.com)
  • Enforce the provisions of the TFWP and the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) to ensure that workers are paid at least as much as the provincial seasonal average wage rate. (globenewswire.com)
  • They were joined by workers in other low-wage occupations, resulting in the largest low-wage labor demonstration in U.S. history. (socialistalternative.org)
  • The breakthrough deals were tentatively reached earlier this month, just hours before the union had threatened a massive walkout at 18 hotel-casinos on the Strip, including Bellagio, Paris Las Vegas, MGM Grand and Caesars Palace. (wtop.com)
  • After a marathon week of negotiations, the Las Vegas hotel workers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Wynn Resorts. (wwlp.com)
  • Crystal Sugar executives apparently can't stand prosperity, and would rather waste millions trying to starve workers into submission than engage in constructive negotiations," the union leaders said. (peoplesworld.org)
  • Starbucks Corp. broke federal labor law when it boosted wages and benefits only for workers in non-unionized stores across the U.S. last year, a National Labor Relations Board judge held. (spokesman.com)
  • Anzalone ordered Starbucks to compensate thousands of unionized workers for the wages and benefits they were unlawfully denied, in the most expansive ruling against the coffee giant to date. (spokesman.com)
  • Conduct mandatory workplace health and safety training and ensure that written materials, such as instructions and signage, are provided to all migrant and temporary workers in their native language before they begin their employment. (globenewswire.com)
  • Ensure that workers are provided with a free medical exam before they return to their home country to confirm they are healthy and free from workplace illnesses or injuries. (globenewswire.com)
  • He said the cabinet has planned to hear unionists' views on China's employment situation, workplace safety and workers' legal rights. (china.org.cn)
  • This current view associates workplace bullying practices with specific people - the aggressors -, which tends to reinforce a timid union action against this kind of violence within working relationships. (bvsalud.org)
  • Unions, which play a social and political role, are organizations to support and protect workers, and when they have an information framework to support their view, orientation, and the implementation of actions of struggle and search for better working conditions, they can become instruments to fight against unacceptable behaviors in the workplace. (bvsalud.org)
  • Entertainment union IATSE has long represented L.A.'s animation workers through The Animation Guild, Local 839. (cartoonbrew.com)
  • IATSE international representative Jeremy Salter said in a statement: "Animation workers across Canada need better working conditions. (cartoonbrew.com)
  • The Entertainment Union Coalition, which consists of several major Hollywood unions including SAG-AFTRA and IATSE, released a statement on Thursday thanking California lawmakers for passing a bill that expands unemployment insurance to striking workers. (yahoo.com)
  • Staff and union officials met in the ballroom of the city's King's Hotel following news that the office could close with the loss of 300 jobs. (bbc.com)
  • Workday has won many awards and has grown to be a trusted source for news about workers, the economy, worker organizations and our communities. (peoplesworld.org)
  • Companies buying Tobacco without hygiene rules of workers and one news on tobacco companies lobbying the Ministry of Industries to reject a suggested tobacco ban proposed by the Health and Family Welfare Ministry. (who.int)
  • The ITUC has close relations with the Global Union Federations and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC). (ituc-csi.org)
  • Soon, a union organizing committee was born. (truthout.org)
  • With regard to the application from the International Union of Psychological Science, the Committee noted the collaboration on two documents in the WHO series of Behavioural Science Learning Modules. (who.int)
  • Society (PRCS), and the Union Health Workers Committee (UHWC). (who.int)
  • UAW negotiators reached tentative agreements in late October with Ford, Stellantis and GM, setting the stage for worker votes on the pacts. (yahoo.com)
  • Extend full access to Canada's Employment Insurance (EI) program to SAWP workers, who have consistently paid into the system since 1966, and remove access barriers to special benefits (first implemented in 2012). (globenewswire.com)
  • Specifically, UFCW is asking the government to implement recommendations put forward by workers enrolled in the TFWP during the government's Primary Agriculture Review of the TFWP, at which UFCW was a leading voice as Canada's foremost advocate for agricultural workers. (globenewswire.com)
  • Nearly 300 foreign and Korean workers denounced the government's crackdown aimed at deporting foreign workers who had overstayed their visas. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • A similar open level of communication has already been organized between most provincial governments and union federations, Zhang said. (china.org.cn)
  • Participants in the Academy programme are drawn from national trade union centres and from Global Union Federations. (ituc-csi.org)
  • The SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) is the latest to urge the ANC to ensure that its new leadership relook into the disputes with unions following differences over the unilateral implementation of the 3% salary hike for public servants last month. (iol.co.za)
  • It argued before the judge that giving the pay raises to unionized baristas would have been illegal because federal law prohibits the company from making unilateral changes to union workers' jobs. (spokesman.com)
  • Barista organizers and the local community lend support to Buffalo Tesla workers and their new union drive. (truthout.org)
  • In the face of recent firings at the factory, which many workers believe to be retaliatory, the organizers were unbowed and determined to advance their union drive , saying support was growing. (truthout.org)
  • The agreement has provisions ensuring that the campaign will pay the entire health insurance premiums of any worker paid under $36,000, according to Jonathan Williams, communications director at UFCW Local 400. (npr.org)
  • While America's workers struggle with the loss of nearly 3 million manufacturing jobs in just three years, downward pressure on wages, and skyrocketing health costs, the union executive body has pointed the finger at everyone else but itself. (csmonitor.com)
  • At the meetings, migrant agricultural workers shared their experiences working under the TFWP and offered suggestions for addressing problems with the program, including health and safety, housing, and harassment issues, among other concerns. (globenewswire.com)
  • The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) is one of Canada's largest trade unions, representing more than 250,000 people across the country, and 1.3 million internationally, who work in every aspect of the food chain, health care, security, and many other key economic sectors. (globenewswire.com)
  • The non-negotiable demands of Crystal Sugar executives would dismantle union workers' health coverage," BCTGM local union leaders said in a statement. (peoplesworld.org)
  • On-the-ground health and safety experiences of non-union casino hotel workers: A focus-group study stratified by four occupational groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health International (document EB109/NGO/3), International Union of Psychological Science (document EB109/NGO/4) and HelpAge International (document EB109/NGO/5). (who.int)
  • Background: Several studies show varying associations between unionization and workers' health and well-being. (cdc.gov)
  • Health workers are the backbone of UHC. (who.int)
  • Ensuring availability of health workers with the requisite skills mix, remuneration, and working conditions is thus essential to the UHC framework. (who.int)
  • The place of Community Health Workers (CHWs) for achieving UHC is crucial. (who.int)
  • We call on MS to utilize the "WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes", and thus ensure adequate training and remuneration for CHWs. (who.int)
  • The procedure was being conducted at the Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU), Workers' Health Program (SWHP), Gale Street Clinic in Durban, South Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests assistance in preventing silicosis and deaths in construction workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica. (cdc.gov)
  • A brief summary of what's been happening in Seattle between the Boeing Corporation and its union workforce, the IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers). (counterpunch.org)
  • The legal delay likely to come will give a bird's-eye view of why unions represent just 6% of the private sector workforce. (latimes.com)
  • Hector Castellanos, an Uber and Lyft driver from Antioch, speaks at a rally to announce the formation of the California Gig Workers Union before Uber's headquarters in San Francisco on Oct. 12, 2022. (kqed.org)
  • TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, on International Migrants Day, Canada's food workers' union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is calling on the federal government to stand up for the rights of migrant and temporary foreign workers by enacting urgent reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), and the program's primary agricultural stream in particular. (globenewswire.com)
  • In its successful application for temporary foreign workers it had said the ability to speak Mandarin was an essential requirement of the job. (macleans.ca)
  • Over the past year, Amazon has been engaged in an ongoing battle with groups of its German workers who have organized strikes and protests over wages. (vox.com)
  • Workers on sick leave, in both the Public and Private Sectors, were enjoined to report their sickness at local Police Stations and policemen called at their homes, at any time of the day, to ascertain that those reporting sick actually stayed at home - a new version of house arrest. (wikipedia.org)
  • The need to strengthen the local free trade union movement was strongly felt and to this effect it was resolved to have another general Union which could also offer membership to workers in the Private Sector. (wikipedia.org)
  • The campaign and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 - with whom the workers are affiliated - both announced the agreement on Wednesday. (npr.org)
  • By a whopping 2-1 margin, the union local, District 751, voted down the offer. (counterpunch.org)
  • Subsequently, Unite Here Local 17 filed a petition with the NLRB to become certified as the union representative of the Tattersall workers. (startribune.com)
  • Magagula also expressed concern over reports that workers at Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng would not be receiving their December salaries as the entity's bank account had been attached through a court order by Eskom for non-payment. (iol.co.za)
  • The meat workers union wants to know why more unemployed people in Tamworth can't find work in local processing plants. (abc.net.au)
  • Two unions - the Construction and Specialized Workers' Union, Local 1611, and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115 - were granted the right to seek a judicial review of the process used to grant the foreign worker permits for the Chinese miners. (macleans.ca)
  • My instant reaction is I'm disappointed with the ruling because there's not a doubt in my mind, I think, that what happened with this particular case was not in the interest of Canadians," said Brian Cochrane, business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115. (macleans.ca)
  • According to Zhang, trade unions have also assisted nearly 3 million laid-off workers find new jobs in the past five years, and launched training courses to help improve job skills of 3.19 million such workers. (china.org.cn)
  • Krystle D'Alencar, a recently laid-off worker from Tattersall Distilling, brought supplies to donate to vulnerable communities at Peavey Park, including hand sanitizer made at Tattersall. (startribune.com)
  • As municipal workers, we are concerned by the state of South Africa's municipalities. (iol.co.za)
  • The American Postal Workers Union ( APWU ) is a labor union in the United States . (wikipedia.org)
  • The group, which consists of equipment technicians and mechanics, was voting on whether it wanted to form a labor union with the help of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. (vox.com)
  • Smalls is now president of the Amazon Labor Union. (courthousenews.com)
  • According to More Perfect Union 's latest tally , workers at 316 Starbucks locations have filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). (truthout.org)
  • Earlier this month, the NLRB said the number of union election petitions filed with the board between October 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 were up 58% compared to the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2021. (truthout.org)
  • Following the meeting, Kreidler wrote to Freeberg that management declined the workers' request to voluntarily recognize the union and instead would wait and support an election to be held by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). (startribune.com)
  • The NLRB claims that Bryson's firing chilled union efforts and asked a Brooklyn federal judge to reinstate Bryson before Friday's vote kicked off, but the motion is yet to be decided. (courthousenews.com)
  • Among the messages conveyed, according to the pro-union employee, was that unions in general were harmful to the U.S. The employee said the sessions created stark and vociferous divisions among the technicians. (americanthinker.com)
  • If Scott Walker should decide to see the GOP presidential nomination, it could herald a national conversation over government employee unions. (americanthinker.com)
  • She did, however, order CEO Laxman Narasimhan to read a notice of employee rights to U.S. workers and post the notice in every store. (spokesman.com)
  • About 80% of the 56-employee retail staff signed union cards, and within two months, the union went public to demand recognition from the owners. (socialistalternative.org)
  • Margaret Loiacono, a non-housekeeping Remington employee, pointed out errors in the literature to a manager, and allegedly left her work area to point out the errors to a co-worker. (courthousenews.com)
  • Dozens of ride-hailing and delivery drivers rallied Wednesday outside of Uber's headquarters in San Francisco, calling on the company and others that employ them like Lyft and DoorDash to recognize a new statewide gig workers union that seeks better wages and protections in the industry. (kqed.org)
  • This follows a victory at an Amazon Staten Island warehouse in March, the first U.S. union vote in Amazon's history (though another company warehouse voted against unionizing in May). (latimes.com)
  • Against Amazon's intense pressure on the inside with the avoidance law firm that they had, it was too much for these workers to overcome," Carr told Re/code on Wednesday evening. (vox.com)
  • Known as JFK8, the facility is the second in Amazon's history to hold a union election, the first taking place last year in Bessemer, Alabama. (courthousenews.com)
  • A second vote is planned at Amazon's second Staten Island location, known as LDJ5, on April 25, the union announced last week. (courthousenews.com)
  • Workers on his campaign have reached a union contract with management. (npr.org)
  • Workers on the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign have ratified a union contract with management, which says it is the first campaign union contract at the presidential level. (npr.org)
  • When Bernie Sanders is in the White House, he will make it easier not harder to join a union and we look forward to running a campaign powered by union workers. (npr.org)
  • There's also a pay limit for top campaign officials - no one in campaign management can make more than three times the highest-paid worker in the bargaining unit. (npr.org)
  • The guild is not representing Sanders' campaign workers. (npr.org)
  • While it's only one presidential campaign, the new contract signals new energy in the union movement, according to one expert. (npr.org)
  • It shows that Starbucks' anti-union campaign started from the top, was coordinated, and has deprived thousands of workers who live paycheck-to-paycheck income that could be put toward food, bills, sick benefits and more," the union said. (spokesman.com)
  • Remington claims it terminated her because she "ignored her duties" by leaving her work area, but the National Labor Relations Board found that Remington committed an unfair labor practice by firing both Loiacono and the housekeeping workers. (courthousenews.com)
  • As Canada's representative and advocate for food workers, UFCW Canada works closely with the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) in operating a national, on-the-ground support network of volunteers and staff who offer information, training, and support services to migrant, temporary foreign, and seasonal agricultural workers across the country. (globenewswire.com)
  • A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday shows significant support by Americans for the striking auto workers. (freebeacon.com)
  • In all, 96.9% of workers voted in support of the new agreement. (cartoonbrew.com)
  • Canadian also support continued immigration to Canada, not the recipe for exploitation that the temporary foreign worker program has become. (macleans.ca)
  • The bill received widespread support from unions across California while being opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and over 130 business groups. (yahoo.com)
  • One in four voters came from a union household in the 2000 elections, and this year, the AFL-CIO plans to spend a record $44 million on get-out-the-vote efforts to back Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. (csmonitor.com)
  • The UHM Voice of the Workers is a national trade union center in Malta. (wikipedia.org)
  • Following this extension membership increased considerably and the Union continued to get stronger and to command more influence in the trade union field. (wikipedia.org)
  • The central government is preparing to develop a regular communications platform with trade unions in an effort to better safeguard the interests of workers. (china.org.cn)
  • At yesterday's press conference, Zhang also said that the 14th national congress of trade unions is scheduled to take place September 22 through 26. (china.org.cn)
  • The ITUC's primary mission is the promotion and defence of workers' rights and interests, through international cooperation between trade unions, global campaigning and advocacy within the major global institutions. (ituc-csi.org)
  • The ITUC adheres to the principles of trade union democracy and independence. (ituc-csi.org)
  • It cooperates with the European Trade Union Confederation, including through the Pan-European Regional Council. (ituc-csi.org)
  • Addressing their concerns and expectations effectively and ensuring their full involvement in trade unions are essential tasks. (ituc-csi.org)
  • The ITUC defends trade unionists whenever their fundamental human rights are violated as a result of their trade union activities. (ituc-csi.org)
  • We saw a film the day we joined the trade union, I feel very glad that the union cares about us. (china.org.cn)
  • Workers at Starbucks picket at the Cleveland Circle Starbucks in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 31, 2022. (truthout.org)
  • Last week, it took the unprecedented step of asking the Bush administration to impose sanctions on China for alleged violations of workers' rights, citing bonded labor and unsafe working conditions. (csmonitor.com)
  • Various groups of workers in the Private Sector also showed their readiness to join. (wikipedia.org)
  • Let's face it: unions are dying, at least in the private sector, which is where the movement originated. (americanthinker.com)
  • In a call with reporters, administration officials described the three executive orders taking a wide variety of actions, including rolling back the amount of time that 'poorly performing' civil servants have to correct their behavior before being fired - and making it harder for fired workers to move to a separate agency. (go.com)
  • Teachers from public schools will gather outside the Labor Ministry at 2 p.m. on Thursday, at the same time that government officials meet with workers unions to discuss a draft bill known as the "Public Employment Law. (ticotimes.net)
  • This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and Postal Service's history regarding the Service's decision to follow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Department. (apwu.org)
  • Bidi workers have demanded to reduce the May 20 existing duty on bidis in the next 2020 - 21 fiscal year. (who.int)
  • The unions wants a $3 dollar per hour raise next year and a three-year contract. (yahoo.com)
  • The contract with the unions expired in October and both sides have been negotiating since then. (yahoo.com)
  • Sussex and the union representing its outside workers have come to an agreement on a new contract lasting till the end of 2025. (yahoo.com)
  • The union is not releasing the terms of the deal until the contract ratification process fully concludes, Ouellette said. (yahoo.com)
  • By the end of the contract, Pappageorge said, union workers will be earning on average $35 hourly, including benefits. (wtop.com)
  • The union hopes the success of the contract will revive organizing efforts at foreign automakers where the UAW has struggled to make inroads. (yahoo.com)
  • Now, it's time for Starbucks to come to the bargaining table without delay and negotiated a fair contract that fully addresses the workers' concerns. (wreg.com)
  • And because unions represent a huge source of funds for the Democratic Party, restrictions on government unions represent a potential structural change in American politics. (americanthinker.com)
  • Reorganize SAWP so that recalled workers receive their visa directly from the Canadian government to prevent foreign government interference with domestic rights. (globenewswire.com)
  • It had a timid state government eating out of its hand, it had the union back on its heels, playing defense, and it had the media doing its bidding. (counterpunch.org)
  • While Samwu does not fall within the category of public servants, it also raised concern about the manner in which the government dealt with the dispute involving public sector unions. (iol.co.za)
  • It has always been our position that the ANC as a leader of society, should not preside over a government that deliberately denies workers their increases as this not only prejudices workers but also sets a precedent that private companies will follow," Magagula said. (iol.co.za)
  • It is immoral, unethical and criminal for government to subject workers and their families to a black Christmas," Magagula said. (iol.co.za)
  • He pointed to an announcement by the Conservative government last month to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program. (macleans.ca)
  • Our government is taking decisive action for Canadian workers by reforming the temporary foreign worker program and making sure that Canadians workers are always put first," he said. (macleans.ca)
  • I think it's really new," said Janice Fine, research and strategy director at the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization at Rutgers University. (npr.org)
  • SBWU said in a statement Thursday evening that the decision is a "massive victory for Starbucks workers. (spokesman.com)
  • CN) - A Hyatt franchisee must rehire a hotel worker it fired for pointing out mistakes in anti-union literature, the 2nd Circuit ruled. (courthousenews.com)