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Delaware: Bargaining for Wages and Benefits
For decades, many public employees in Delaware lacked the ability to collectively bargain their wages. Without the ability to bargain for wages state workers were subject to the whims of elected...
Nurse Beaten Unconscious in Iowa
Iowa’s decision to weaken collective bargaining for state employees is putting state employees at risk. This claim was made by the AFSCME Council 61 after a nurse was beaten unconscious at a...
Imagine a Union that Can't Bargain for Wages and Benefits
Public employees in Delaware face a big problem, they are allowed to join a union but are not allowed to negotiate their wages and benefits. HB 96 would change the state law to allow public sector...
Janus Rallies 2018: The End of Labor Peace as We Know It
Let’s be honest with ourselves, the Mark Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court case that is being heard on Monday will be bad news for many, not just for organized labor’s ability to collect...
Hartford playing Hardball
For years Connecticut, has failed to meet their pension requirements and have consistently mismanaged the fund. Now a bill is being proposed that will exempt retirement benefits from collective...
Steps on How to Organize a Union
Although every workplace is different and the needs of different workforces vary, there are some basic steps involved in organizing your union at work. If you’re ready to begin organizing...
UCOMM Ed: Areawide Bargaining
Union terminology can at times be confusing. Some verbiage and terms are unique to union members and the more that we understand them, the more we know about the union world around us. One of...
Curbing Workplace Rumors
The following is a communication put out by Gary Bonker, the elected Business Manager of IBEW Local 10 based in Binghamton NY. While it is specific to his local, we thought it would be good to share...
PBA debating the process
What’s key about this story is not the actual policy itself, but on how it was implemented. All unions, not just police unions participate in what is called effects bargaining which requires...
NBA Players and Owners close to deal
NBA players are reporting to training camp and getting ready for the season, the NBA Players Association (NBPA) and the league are working hard to iron out a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)...