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Month: December 2021

Collective Bargaining

ILWU rejects West Coast longshore contract extension

Dec 16, 2021

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Nov. 30 in Los Angeles with ILWU and PMA and said he is available if the two sides reach an impasse. 

Collective Bargaining

Kaiser Permanente unions ratify new contract 

Dec 16, 2021

Unions across six states ratified new agreements with Kaiser Permanente after the health care giant backed off demands for a two-tier system. 

Union Democracy

Local 701 returns to live meetings

Dec 16, 2021

Headquartered in Gladstone, Local 701 brings together 3,600 crane and heavy equipment operators and stationary engineers.

Union Democracy

Merger brings Idaho and Wyoming into UFCW Local 555

Dec 16, 2021

UFCW Local 368A, headquartered in Boise, voted to merge into Local 555 adding 1,100 new members to Local 555, bringing its total to 24,900. 

Jobs

Time to remove the Postmaster General

Dec 16, 2021

DeJoy’s 10-year plan is slowing the mail, raising prices, cutting and closing postal facilities, and outsourcing postal work.

Comment

Don’t Mourn. Publicize.

Dec 16, 2021

We can get our stories told more often and more fairly if we are persistent, creative, and cultivate relationships with journalists.

Collective Bargaining

Kellogg’s threatens to permanently replace strikers

Dec 15, 2021

Kellogg’s, one of America’s most recognizable brands, is courting a lasting public backlash in its response to a strike now in its third month.

Graham Trainor
Comment

We’re just getting started

Dec 15, 2021

Strikes and collective action are spreading like wildfire, and workers are just getting started.

Union Democracy

Shakeup in Teamsters leadership

Dec 1, 2021

Teamsters general president Jimmy Hoffa Jr. is retiring at age 80, and his chosen successor just lost a leadership vote in a landslide.

Collective Bargaining

UFCW Local 555 to hold strike votes at Fred Meyer, QFC

Dec 1, 2021

Strike votes will take place in Portland, Tigard, Bend, and Klamath Falls. The union is next scheduled to meet with Kroger on Dec. 6-7.

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