United Steelworkers Local 1014’s Jenkins is the epitome of a union activist. He got involved through the USW’s Next Generation program for young members and has since been active in civil rights, election and organizing work […]
The MPAA, DGA, IATSE, IFTA, SAG-AFTRA along with the AFL-CIO’s Department of Professional Employees have penned a letter to President Joe Biden urging the new administration to keep the job-providing, economy-stimulating film […]
This report finds that after increasing dramatically in 2018 and 2019, the official federal count of workers involved in major strikes dropped in 2020. Key findings include: Anemic wage growth despite low unemployment — motivating […]
After the Los Angeles Department of Public Health confirmed 14 cases of the UK variant of Covid-19, Public Health has reported 93 new deaths and 1,465 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the county. The lower number of deaths […]
As the new chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Bernie Sanders has already played a key role in advancing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, and he is now scheduling high-profile hearings on some of the […]
Workers unionizing with the Retail Workers and Wholesale Distribution Union at an Amazon distribution center in Bessemer, Alabama, have been met with a range of tactics to dissuade them from voting for a union, including frequent […]
Before she was eligible for union membership, Lucy Wells was active in IATSE Local 154 and has maintained involvement even while the theatre industry was shut down because of COVID-19. Over the years, she has participated in numerous […]
A coalition of industry guilds and organizations is again calling on US legislators to implement accessible pandemic risk insurance coverage as COVID-19 continues to disrupt Hollywood production. “As you develop the agenda for the Senate […]
San Francisco resident and famed Hollywood actor Danny Glover will be in Alabama on Monday to support the unionization drive at Amazon’s Bessemer facility. Glover will be the guest of the New York City-based Retail, Wholesale and […]
“Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize,” writes Erika Hayasaki in The New York Times Magazine. “Covid proved to be a breaking point. […]
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