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Trump's Betsy DeVos in Hot Water Over Workplace Rights
Three U.S. Senators are calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to stop denying workplace rights and protections to nearly 4,000 Department of Education employees who are represented by the...
Janus Decision Opens the Door for Workers to Sue their Union
Since the Janus decision, UCOMM Blog has been reporting on a number of ways that conservative, anti-union groups have been trying to destroy unions. Some include knocking on union members doors,...
Hotel Workers Strike in Chicago
Hotel workers in Chicago are entering their second week on strike. The members of UNITE HERE Local 1 work at 26 of the biggest hotels in Chicago.
Steelworkers Reject Contract Proposal, Strike Looms
The steel industry has seen a revival over the last year, as profits in 2017 skyrocketed over the previous 2015 and 2016’s. Between the GOP’s corporate tax cuts and the Trump...
With Amazon's Acquisition, Will Whole Foods Go Union?
According to a recent article in the WALL Street Journal, workers at Whole Foods Market in several locations are considering joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union....
Stand With StoryCorps Employees
StoryCorps workers need your help! In 2017, StoryCorps workers came together to form a union. After a long fight, we voted to join CWA Local 1180 in September 2017.
Brooklyn Verizon Wireless Workers Vote to Stick with their Union
CWA Local 1109 and Verizon Wireless Workers in Brooklyn, NY scored a huge victory on August 23rd when they voted down an anti-union “decertification petition” and chose to keep CWA as...
Nerd Herders Organizing For a Voice
Teamsters led an action in the Castro section of the city today to protest working conditions for high tech bus drivers. The 600 members of Teamsters Local 853 are seeking a secure retirement and...
Thrillist Staff Locked Out for Organizing
Union organizing drives at some of the fastest-growing digital media companies have injected new life into the labor movement. The staff at decades-old publications, such as The New Yorker and LA...
The Decline of Unions Costs Workers Thousands
Over the last 50 years there has been a coordinated attack on union labor. Since 1958, union membership has fallen from 35% of the workforce to between 10 and 15% in the post-recession years. Over...