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IATSE Holds Vote on Industry Wide Strike in Hollywood
Hollywood could be headed for a complete shutdown after talks between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and IATSE have broken down and a contract extension has expired...
SAG-AFTRA Elects the Nanny to Lead the Union
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing performers in film, tv, and radio recently held their union elections and chose a new President in Fran Drescher. Drescher, who came to fame on the 90’s...
Unions: Reject Amazon-MGM Merger
A group of unions, representing close to 4 million workers is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reject the pending acquisition of MGM by Amazon. The letter was sent by the Strategic...
Podcast: Teamsters Announce National Plan to Organize Amazon
The Teamsters are going after Amazon, which is reporting sky-high injury rates. The Supreme Court issues yet another anti-union decision, while Biden announces who the deciding vote on the NLRB will...
Smartmatic: Fox News Election Lies Intentional
After the 2020 election, right-wing “news” stations like Fox News Channel helped to push the big lie that the election was stolen from Trump. This lie led to thousands storming the US...
Podcast: Union busting at Tesla, Google and Amazon
Thursday, April 8th is the PRO Act Digitial Day of Action, find out what you need to do to get this important bill passed. Amazon, Tesla, and Google are all in trouble with the NLRB over union...
Podcast: 20 Ways the American Rescue Plan Helped Workers
A look at 20 things that the American Rescue Plan does for workers, Senate confirms Marty Walsh, Amazon violates NLRB rules, and the Supreme Court is hearing a union case. [[{"type...
Podcast: Boycott Amazon and PRO Act Passes in the House
Boycott Amazon has been trending this week as consumers stay away from Amazon to support the workers organizing in Alabama, we talk about why the boycott was called and some of the criticism that it...
Podcast: Reopening schools with AFT President Randi Weingarten
On UCOMM Live with Kris LaGrange, we got Jay Malone, the Political Director for the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, welcoming back Vinny Alvarez, President of the NYC CLC and also welcoming...
Podcast: PRO Act Introduced in Congress & the Amazon Union Busters
A bill to strengthen apprenticeships has passed the House of Representatives, find out what it does and how it makes pre-apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships stronger. The PRO Act has been...