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Teamsters Strike in Kentucky
This post was written by the Kentucky AFL-CIO. Teamsters Local 89 members employed at DSI Tunneling went on strike at 3:30 AM this morning, following a unanimous strike vote conducted Monday...
Union Avoidance Goes Online
Jackson Lewis is one of the largest anti-union law firms in the country. On their website they brag about their work in union avoidance, helping companies like Boeing and Ikea stop organizing drives...
Lowe's Hiring Full Time Union-Buster
Lowe’s is looking for a union-buster. The national chain, which is extremely anti-union, is looking to hire someone in house to manage a team of investigators whose job it is to go out and look...
Worker Centers Under Attack
Worker centers play an important role in helping organize workers who aren’t traditional union members. These centers usually focus on helping immigrant workers to get benefits, teach them...
Airlines Announce Massive Layoffs
For months airlines have faced record low bookings. To keep them afloat, the federal government provided $25 Billion in bailout money, but the money runs out on October 1.
New Orleans Hires Scabs to Pick up the Trash
Since May 5th, sanitation workers in New Orleans have been on strike. The striking workers, called “hoppers”, work for a city contractor named Metro Service Group. According to the...
Disney Fires 750 Union Performers
Although cases of COVID-19 are at record highs in Florida, Disney World has decided to go forward with their reopening this weekend. As season pass holders streamed through the gates on Thursday for...
Your Boss Can Now Search Your Car
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has given employers a sweeping ability to increase surveillance on their employees. The case overturns years of labor law that protected the privacy of...
Trump Donors Get Huge Government Bailouts
Beginning in April, the federal government made billions of dollars available to businesses to help them get through the pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) gave out loans to companies to...
Amazon Driver Quits Mid Shift on Twitter
Working for Amazon has always been bad, but in recent months it seems to have gotten even worse. UCOMM previously reported about walkouts at warehouses, like in Staten Island, NY, over the company...