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Columbia Reaches Contract Framework Agreement with Grad Students
The New York Times published an article on January 31st with the headline, “Columbia University Says It Won’t Bargain with Graduate Student Union.” Tuesday, less than 10 months...
Kavanaugh Helped Trump Bust Union in Atlantic City
Any reader of UCOMM Blog knows that Trump is at war with organized labor. He announced his support for a National Right to Work law and put the justice on the court who decided the Janus case. Now,...
The Search for a New "Look for the Union Label"
Buy American is a phrase that is often tossed around but rarely put into practice. Back in the 1970’s, there was a concerted campaign to encourage American’s to not only Buy American but...
GM Bargained-for Bonuses Paid, Talks Restart at Disney and UFCW Gets Contract
While much of the focus at UCOMM over the last few weeks has been informing our readers about the Janus v. AFSCME case and about Trump’s continued attacks on workers, there is other news from...
UAW's New President?
After a tough year for the United Auto Workers (UAW) that saw them lose major organizing victories in the South, the union has begun to lay out its future with a slate of new leadership.
Tesla: A Hotbed of Racism
While Elon Musk tries to portray himself as the goofy, genius, billionaire inventor, more and more allegations are coming to light about what it is really like to work at his companies and they aren...
AFL-CIO Seeking Volunteers for Puerto Rico Relief Effort
The AFL-CIO is coordinating relief efforts for Puerto Rico. We hope that UAW Region 9A could supply a few volunteers, however, please read the information (see below) closely, it is a rigorous...
Who is Ogletree?
When a workforce is organizing and the employer wants to bust the union, anti-union law firms are brought in to guide the company. These high-priced lawyers are brought in with one goal, to squash...
We Have the Votes to Win
Nissan worker Christopher Milton says Nissan’s anti-union fear campaign is backfiring on them. Nissan workers in Canton Mississippi are voting Thursday and Friday on whether to join the United...
Union Busting at Nissan
On August 3rd and 4th Nissan workers in Canton Mississippi will vote on whether or not to join the United Auto Workers. This NLRB vote has been years in the making and the Nissan workers are being...