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Fired Workers Rally Outside Catsimatidis Headquarters as Strike Hits Six Months

Fired Workers Rally Outside Catsimatidis Headquarters as Strike Hits Six Months

22 Oct, 2021

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Fired Workers Rally Outside Catsimatidis Headquarters as Strike Hits Six Months

New York oil workers fired by John Catsimatidis in retaliation for their strike for equal pay rallied Tuesday alongside local elected officials, Teamsters, and other union supporters outside the billionaire’s Midtown office. Workers from the Catsimatidis-owned United Metro Energy Corp.

Fired Workers Rally Outside Catsimatidis Headquarters as Strike Hits Six Months

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

18 Oct, 2021

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18 Oct, 2021

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Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Marcial Reyes could have just quit his job. Frustrated with chronic understaffing at the Kaiser Permanente hospital where he works in Southern California, he knows he has options in a region desperate for nurses.

Instead, he voted to go on strike.

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

18 Oct, 2021

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18 Oct, 2021

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Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

And many of them are either hitting the picket lines or quitting their jobs as a result.

The changing dynamics of the US labor market, which has put employees rather than employers in the driver's seat in a way not seen for decades, is allowing unions to flex their muscle.

Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

10,000 UAW Members at John Deere Strike for Improved Standard of Living, Retirement Benefits and a Better Work Environment

10,000 UAW Members at John Deere Strike for Improved Standard of Living, Retirement Benefits and a Better Work Environment

15 Oct, 2021

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10,000 UAW Members at John Deere Strike for Improved Standard of Living, Retirement Benefits and a Better Work Environment

More than 10,000 UAW John Deere members struck at midnight on Thursday after the company failed to present an agreement that met members’ demands and needs, in what's currently the largest private sector strike in the U.S. in two years.

10,000 UAW Members at John Deere Strike for Improved Standard of Living, Retirement Benefits and a Better Work Environment

AFM Local 802 Celebrates 100 Years

AFM Local 802 Celebrates 100 Years

15 Oct, 2021

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AFM Local 802 Celebrates 100 Years

The 100th birthday party of Local 802 was a smash success, featuring top union bands and visits from Senator Chuck Schumer, CLC President Vinny Alvarez and many other allies.

AFM Local 802 Celebrates 100 Years

1199SEIU And Senator Schumer Urge Passage of Better Care Better Jobs Act

1199SEIU And Senator Schumer Urge Passage of Better Care Better Jobs Act

15 Oct, 2021

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1199SEIU And Senator Schumer Urge Passage of Better Care Better Jobs Act

On Tuesday, October 12, Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joined home care members and advocates in the Manhattan headquarters of 1199SEIU to urge Congress to pass President Biden’s Better Care Better Jobs Act.

1199SEIU And Senator Schumer Urge Passage of Better Care Better Jobs Act