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Menard’s Settles OPEIU Labor Law Violations Case With NLRB - 45,000 Workers Win Class Action Rights - 04-27-16

At least 45,000 workers have won class-action lawsuit rights in a National Labor Relations Board case against Menard’s. The midwest-based home improvement supply store chain owned by Wisconsin anti-union billionaire John Menard is settling the case with the NLRB rather than trying to fight the charges that his company is violating labor law. OPEIU Local 153 attorney Seth Goldstein filed the charges along with attorney Marissa McDermott.

Local and State AFL-CIO Federations Remain Strong with Verizon Workers

Local and State AFL-CIO Federations continue to stand with the 39,000 Veri

200,000 convicted felons in Virginia will have the right to vote in November

Gov. Terry McAuliffe will allow more than 200,000 ex-cons in Virginia to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election, one of the biggest actions taken by a state to instantly restore voting rights.
The change applies to all felons who have completed their sentences and been released from supervised probation or parole. The Democratic governor’s decision particularly affects black residents of Virginia: 1 in 4 African Americans in the state has been permanently banned from voting because of laws restricting the rights of those with convictions.

Ford Invests $1.6 Billion in U.S. Plants, Creates 650 Hourly Jobs in Michigan and Ohio

Ford Motor Company is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade two of its manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Ohio, and creating or retaining 650 hourly jobs in the United States. The $1.4 billion investment in Livonia Transmission Plant, represented by UAW local 182, and $200 million investment in Ohio Assembly Plant, represented by UAW.

Volkswagen Reverses Course on Union at Tennessee Plant

Just two years ago, Volkswagen was actively supporting the United Auto Workers in its push to

Seattle’s Increased Minimum Wage Has Not Inflated Retail Prices

In a new report, researchers from the University of Washington presented data that showed 'little or no evidence' of price increases in most sectors. Before the minimum wage law took effect, most retailers

Prince Was a Champion for Working People

Let's take a second to look at 40 year union member Prince's career-spanning fights on behalf of working people. Read more

UAW: VW Is Cheating Its Workers By Violating Labor Law - 04-26-16

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel says the union wants the National Labor Relations Board to order Volkswagen "to immediately abide by federal law and come to the bargaining table with its employees." Casteel says VW is in clear violation of U.S.

United Flight Attendants Picket Airports In Six Cities As Intense Mediation Sessions Start - 04-22-16

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