February 8, 2013 | CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CN press release, February 6, 2013) MONTREAL — CN and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council 11 announced today the ratification of a new four-year collective labour agreement by IBEW members. The union represents...
January 18, 2013 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Bloomberg, January 17, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. manufacturers have added a half-million new workers since the end of 2009, making the sector one of the few bright spots in an otherwise weak recovery. And yet there were 4 percent fewer union factory...
January 15, 2013 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: New York Times, January 14, 2013) NEW YORK — The union representing subway operators has advised its workers to drastically reduce their trains’ speed as they enter stations, a directive prompted by the recent deaths of two people who were shoved in front of...
December 26, 2012 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Reuters, December 24, 2012) SEATTLE, Wash. — Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU) at four U.S. Pacific Northwest ports moved closer to a possible labor clash with grain shippers on December 24, as nearly 3,000 dockworkers...
December 14, 2012 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 13, 2012) The Alliance for American Manufacturing has a blog (click here) that’s been featuring ideas for gifts made in the USA. Yesterday they featured toys, including Green Toys, products made from recycled materials by a...
November 20, 2012 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: CNN, November 18, 2012) NEW YORK — As Wal-Mart workers prepare to stage a walkout on Black Friday, the world’s largest store is fighting back. Wal-Mart has filed a complaint with a federal agency accusing one of the largest labor unions in the country...
November 12, 2012 | CP, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, November 9, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and the United Steel Workers (USW), Local 1976, representing approximately 800 clerical and intermodal workers, today announced that a five-year contract has been...
November 12, 2012 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: The Star-Ledger, November 9, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — The nation’s 44,000 newly unionized airport screeners have ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, giving them more say in what they wear on the job, the shifts they work and the time off...
October 17, 2012 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: www.labor411.org, October 17, 2012)) Buying union means buying American. It means that every dollar you spend goes towards protecting working people by helping them to earn a livable wage in safe conditions, provide health care for their families and pursue...
October 16, 2012 | Canada, Headlines, Unions
Canadian Auto Workers, CEP join forces to create Canadian mega-union (Source: Canadian Press, October 15, 2012) OTTAWA — A second union approved plans to create Canada’s biggest private sector union in a vote on Monday, promising to revitalize the labor movement with...
