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Bargaining under way for 18,000 Oregon grocery workers
Large-scale bargaining over a new set of union contracts has been under way since June 19 between United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 and the big grocery employers, Fred Meyer and Safeway/Albertsons. The union calls them “Unity Negotiations” — a single set of negotiations that will set the terms of multiple contracts covering 18,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
North coast bus drivers unionize
A group of 20 drivers and mechanics at the Sunset Empire Transit District in Astoria and Warrenton Oregon have unionized. The workers drive and maintain buses that connect Astoria to Cannon Beach and parts in between.
Teachers Unions Say They Are Beating Back Janus’s Threat
It has been almost two months since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which eliminated the practice of public-sector unions charging agency fees to represent non-members. What has been the result so far?
When back-to-school shopping, make sure you buy union!
Stores are setting up their back-to-school sales for parents to purchase supplies that their students need for the academic year that begins in the coming weeks. When you do your shopping, make sure you buy school supplies that support good jobs because they are union-made in America!
Oppose anti-union rule for home health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 13, 2018) — The Trump administration has proposed changing federal rules at the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to prohibit payroll deduction for union dues for individual providers of home health care.
Imbalance of Power: One-Party Gov't tips the scales against working people
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With crucial midterm elections drawing near, America's working families are being squeezed tighter every day by anti-worker policy decisions from every branch of government.
With California Utilities in the Balance, IBEW Locals Seek Sensible Wildfire Solutions
Last year’s California wildfires killed dozens of people and left more than 2,100 square miles of costly destruction in their wake. Now, with the 2018 wildfire season already underway, IBEW members in the Golden State are working with utility companies and lawmakers to craft fair legislative solutions to help lessen wildfire frequency and severity and to ensure that future wildfire victims will continue to have access to their due compensation — all without bankrupting utilities in the process.