September 21, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 19, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a show of solidarity at rough protest last week, the entire membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 turned themselves in Friday in response to warrants filed against...
September 21, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 19, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a show of solidarity at rough protest last week, the entire membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 turned themselves in Friday in response to warrants filed against...
July 15, 2011 | BNSF, Headlines, Unions
(Source: The Daily News Online, July 14, 2011) LONGVIEW, Wash. — Hundreds of union dock workers blocked a mile-long train from delivering grain to the EGT terminal at the Port of Longview early Thursday morning, July 14. The 107-car train was rerouted to Vancouver,...
July 8, 2011 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Change to Win coalition press release, July 7, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The middle class is, and always has been, the backbone of this country. But people should be moving into the middle class, not falling out of it. As a part of Change to Win’s effort to...
March 18, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following column by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appeared on the Huffington Post website on March 13, 2011.) The rich are getting richer. What is the Republican solution to the deficit crisis? More tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. Savage cuts in...
March 17, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following column appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on March 15, 2011.) INDIANAPOLIS — Frank DeGraw is a burly, sun-baked blue-collar union man who isn’t going anywhere any time soon when he takes a seat across the table from management. These days,...
March 16, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following editorial appeared on the Digital Journal website on March 14, 2011.) Any pretense that the Wisconsin GOP’s Koch binge aimed at destroying union workers was meant to save Wisconsin’s budget woes flew out the window when details of their...
March 16, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the Think Progress website on March 15, 2011.) As we’ve been documenting, several conservative governors have proposed placing the brunt of deficit reduction onto the backs of their state’s public employees, students, and middle-class...
March 16, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line, Unions
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 15, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled over $20 million in state grants and about $5 million in loans to short line freight railroads and shippers to upgrade rail...
March 15, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the St. Louis Today website on March 15, 2011.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri GOP senators pitched a “right-to-work” bill, which would outlaw employment contracts that make union dues or fees a condition of employment. Pointing...
