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- Tesla’s Construction Workers At Texas Giga-Factory Allege Labor Violations - Whistleblowers ‘Claim Constant Hazards, Onsite’ Accidents & Wage Theft While Working On Manufacturing Facility In Austin
- “Seeing Even More Local Residents Thrive And Succeed” - Brown University ‘Commits To All-Union Labor’ On Construction Projects Over $25 Million, Signs ‘Landmark’ Project Labor Agreement With The Rhode Island Trades Council
- Wells Fargo Faces Unfair Labor Practice Claims Amid CWA Union Drive - Workers Announced Unionization Plans In Fall 2021, Wells Fargo ‘Won’t Remain Neutral’
- ‘Biggest Academic Strike Ever’ - Alleged Union/Labor Law-Busting By The University Of California System ‘Forces 48,000 Workers To Walk’
- Federal Workplace Safety Investigation Of Mapleton Foundry Worker's Fatal Fall Into Molten Iron Finds Caterpillar ‘Failed To Install Required’ Fall Protection - Just Nine Days On The Job, 39-Year-Old Employee Falls & Is Immediately Incinerated
- ‘Buckle Up’ - Northern California Kaiser RNs ‘To Hold One Of The Largest Private-Sector Nurses Strikes Ever,’ More Than 21,000 Union-Represented Nurses At 21 Kaiser Facilities In Northern California To Strike On November 21st & November 22nd
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Labor News From Washington, D.C.
- ‘Split Decision’ - Unions Representing Train Engineers & Conductors ‘Take Different Routes’ In Freight Rail Contract Ratification Vote
- Deputy U.S. Labor Secretary ‘Stresses’ Registered Apprenticeships’ ‘Ability To Expand Access To Good Jobs For Women & Marginalized Workers’
- Labor Perspective From National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler - Working People Were ‘Key’ In Driving Midterm Wins & ‘We’re Just Getting Started’
- New EPI Report: The Cannabis Industry ‘Could Be A Model Of Good Jobs - If, Policymakers Strengthen Workers’ Right To Unionize’
- U.S. Department Of Labor ‘Seeks Nationwide Court Injunction To Stop’ Packers Sanitation Services’ ‘Oppressive Child Labor’ Violations At Processing Facilities - USDOL ‘Finds 31 Children Working Overnight Shifts In Hazardous’ Occupations
- Unionizing Is ‘Now On Track To Be A Constitutional Right In Illinois’ - Here’s How It Happened…
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- ‘The Red Cup Rebellion Is In Full Swing’ - More Than 100 Unionized Starbucks Locations Across The Country ‘Are On Strike,’ Including Buffalo Where The National Unionization Movement Started
- Lexington Co-Op Workers United Launch Campaign To Unionize Two Buffalo Stores
- 1199 SEIU & Promesa Management Met To Implement Safety Plans Weeks Before Buffalo Shooting Incident At West Side Methadone Clinic - Union-Represented Workers At The Alba De Vida Clinic Participated In Meetings To Address Safety Planning
- “‘It’s So Buffalo’” - Second Go-Around At Organized Labor’s Meat Raffle To Benefit The United Way Of Buffalo & Erie County ‘Hopes To Surpass Initial’ $18K Raised To Benefit A Number Of Community Efforts ‘That Also Help Union Workers When In Need’
- IUOE Local 17-Represented Buffalo Public School Custodians ‘Finally Get A New Contract After 12 Years Of Being Without One’ - Ratified Deal Calls For ‘Major’ Wage Increases, ‘But More Importantly No Cost’ For Their Health Insurance Coverage
- A WNYLaborToday.com Halloween Tradition: Did You Know That ‘Long Hours & Dangerous Conditions’ On The Frankenstein Sets Led Legendary Actor Boris Karloff To Get Behind The Movement To Unionize Screen Actors?
New York City Labor News
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- Pineapple Street Studios ‘Voluntary Recognizes’ Writers Guild Of America, East
- Part-Time Faculty At The New School Are ‘Fed Up’ - The Workers, Who Make Up 87% Of Faculty At The New York City School, Are Striking Until “A Reasonable Contract” Is Reached
- NYSNA-Represented Nurses Ratify Westchester Medical Center Contract ‘That Will Positively Impact’ 1,500 Valhalla Caregivers - Agreement ‘Delivers Increased Wages & Creates A New Family Leave Bank’ For Nurses
- Early Childhood Education Workers ‘Criticize’ New York City Staffing Cuts
- Immigrant Workers Say Chipotle ‘Is Firing Them For Organizing’ - Workers Across The Country ‘Have Been Attempting To Unionize Chipotle’ & They Say ‘They’re Facing Retaliation For Their Efforts’
- HarperCollins’ Union-Represented Workers Strike Over Low Pay
New York State Labor News
- United University Professions ‘Urges State Lawmakers To Reverse Multi-Million Dollar Deficits That Threaten The Future Of SUNY Colleges In The Finger Lakes Region’ - UUP President Kowal Calls For NYS To ‘Fully Fund’ SUNY Campuses In Rochester Area
- Labor Problems In Ithaca: Unions Respond To City Attorney’s Comments As ‘Tumultuous Month Continues’ – Labor Leadership Says Ithaca ‘Deserves Better And So Do The Workers’
- State Comptroller’s Audit Finds New York Made $11 Billion ‘In Improper Unemployment Payments’ During The COVID-19 Pandemic
- A Labor Perspective From Paul Cole - American Labor Studies Center Executive Director & Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Of The New York State AFL-CIO: “The Future Of The American Labor Movement Is In Today's Classrooms”
- “It’s Not About Me. I’m Really About Creating A Movement, A People-Powered Movement, So That Upstate Communities In Our Entire State Get The Resources They Deserve.” - UUP Member Leah Webb Wins 52th District NYS Senate Race
- New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento ‘Congratulates’ Governor Kathy Hochul On Her Election Victory, Sends His ‘Thanks’ To Union Members ‘Across The State For Getting Out The Vote’
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
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- In A ‘Landslide’ Victory, Workers At Columbus Museum Of Art Vote To ‘Go Union’ With AFSCME
- Spin Electric Scooter Workers Of San Diego Join Teamsters Local 542
- Knoxville McKay’s Books Workers Vote To Unionize With The CWA
- Employees At Woodford Reserve - One Of Kentucky’s Major Bourbon Distilleries, File For A Union Election, Seek Teamster Representation
- ‘Angered By Schedule Changes,’ 11 Employees Of Brooklyn's Daily Press Coffee Shop & Cocktail Bar Decide To Unionize
- Yale University ‘Agrees To First Graduate Union Election In Three Decades’
Apprenticeship & Training News
- Fix Network World Launches First Auto Glass Apprenticeship Program in U.S.
- In The State Of Iowa, Apprenticeships ‘Show Their Worth In A Changing World’
- ‘Has The Value Of A Four-Year College Degree Changed?’ Career & Technical Education ‘Gain Ground’ In Connecticut & The ‘Opportunities Are Competitive’
- Governor Hochul Issues Declares November New York State Apprenticeship Month - Celebrates Nation-Leading Apprenticeship Program With More Than 17,000 Apprentices in Various Skilled Trades & More Than 900 Programs Across The State
- In Ohio, Skilled Trades ‘Urge Teens to Become Apprentices’
- Apprenticeship Readiness Program In San Diego ‘Creates Opportunities In Construction’
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