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Month: August 2021

Collective Bargaining

SEIU Local 49 ratifies new master janitorial agreement

Aug 18, 2021

About 1,800 janitors will see wages rise $2.25 an hour over the next three years, reaching $18 an hour in year three.

Collective Bargaining

Painters Local 10 wins wage increases of up to $4.50

Aug 11, 2021

The first contract to be negotiated since members regained the right to strike contains the biggest raises in a generation.

Collective Bargaining

As strike neared, Legacy Health Systems settled with SEIU Local 49

Aug 11, 2021

1,100 hospital workers at Legacy Emanuel and Good Samaritan were set to walk out July 15; instead they ratified a five-year contract.

Analysis

As the nation reeled, CEO pay rose 

Aug 11, 2021

CEO pay increased an incredible $712,720 last year on average among S&P 500 companies, according to the latest annual report by the AFL-CIO.

Workers Rights

Case dismissed: Scabby the rat beats the rap

Aug 11, 2021

Scabby is 12′ tall and has red eyes, fangs, and claws. It may be scary looking, but the beloved inflatable is not an outlaw, the NLRB says.

National

U.S. Senate confirms three union attorneys to NLRB

Aug 11, 2021

The Senate confirmation votes, mostly along party lines, will give the NLRB a worker-friendly majority once again.

In Memoriam

Michael D. Smith, 1953-2021

Aug 11, 2021

A business representative of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, he was involved in the lengthy CleanPak strike that began in 1998.

Building Community

IBEW Local 48 hosts ‘drive thru’ picnic for 6,700 members

Aug 11, 2021

Members pre-registered and were assigned time slots and the picnic was held in shifts over two Sundays in July.

Jobs

As USPS turns 246, unions vow to keep it going

Aug 11, 2021

Union and community members celebrated the 246th birthday of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) at a rally July 26.

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