Sticky Fingers Current charges or sentences of embezzling union officials: Amber Blake – IAM: $39,159 Kenneth Wynder Jr. – LEEBA: $500,000 Scott A. Wilson – IUOE: $4,500,000 Angel Garcia – ATU: $117,000 Cathy Byers – AFT: ...
Read MoreThe NLRB ruled this month, after an unfair labor practice charge was filed against the union, that Teamster bosses illegally cut a deal giving pay raises to only the union stewards at a healthcare facility in Fairfield, West...
Read MoreGraduate student unions at both Harvard and Brown reached tentative contract agreements this month. This comes after more than a year of bargaining, in both cases. It also further codifies the role of graduate student worker as...
Read MoreU.S. labor unions are speaking up against the arrest of one of Mexico’s top labor activists. Labor attorney, Susana Prieto, was arrested during a protest early this month. AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumpka, among other U.S....
Read MoreNLRB officials are approving mail-in ballot elections as a way to keep organizing efforts alive during the pandemic. Examples of this include Instacart workers in Chicago voting to join UFCW, Johnson Control workers in San...
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