October 29, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: In These Times, October 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An all-Republican panel of President Trump’s National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) recently ruled that janitors in San Francisco violated the law when they picketed in front of their workplace to win higher...
October 25, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: New York Times, October 25, 2018) NEW YORK — Half a century ago, a typical Sears salesman could walk out of the store at retirement with a nest egg worth well over a million in today’s dollars, feathered with company stock. A warehouse worker hired now at...
October 25, 2018 | Headlines, UP, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, October 24, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will lay off 475 railroad workers and eliminate another 200 contract jobs by the end of the year to further reduce its expenses. Full story: www.ktiv.com
October 24, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Moneywatch, October 17, 2018) NEW YORK — A Tennessee coal mining company that filed for bankruptcy this week is the second coal company to go bankrupt during Donald Trump’s pro-coal presidency. It’s also the fifth U.S. coal industry bankruptcy in...
October 24, 2018 | Headlines, UP, War on Workers
(Source: Reuters, October 23, 2018) NEW YORK — Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp said on Tuesday it would cut 475 jobs in the fourth quarter and signaled more workforce reductions to come as it seeks to boost profitability by the end of 2020. Full story:...
October 16, 2018 | Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Ucomm Blog, October 14, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump’s National Labor Relations Board is looking at ways to further curb unions’ ability to take action against their employer by putting more limits on picketing. Full story:...
September 24, 2018 | Headlines, KCS, War on Workers
(Source: Transportation Today, September 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of lawmakers sent correspondence this week to the Department of Transportation (DOT) in opposition to the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) petition seeking a federal safety and inspection...
September 18, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 17, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Teamsters Local 320 set up an informational picket protest the Center of the American Experiment’s Celebration of Janus v. AFSCME featuring Mark Janus and Rebecca...
August 30, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 29, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Don’t be fooled by the low unemployment rate and Wall Street gains – hardworking Americans are still struggling to support themselves and their families. A new report by...
August 29, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a significant victory to the Teamsters and several other unions that...
