Ford Workers Opposing Contract in Early Votes
Early results of voting on the new Ford-United Auto Workers contract give an edge to opponents of the agreement. Reformers in the union are organizing to get the 41,000 Ford workers to again vote “no” on their national contract, as they did in October 2009.
UAW-Ford Workers Organizing for 'No' Vote
Early results of voting on the new Ford-United Auto Workers contract are nearly break-even, according to Detroit newspapers. Reformers in the union are organizing to get the 41,000 Ford workers to once again vote “no” on their national contract, as they did in October 2009.
United Electrical Workers Celebrate 75 Turbulent Years
The union’s convention this week, in Pittsburgh, showed the UE spirit alive and kicking despite the hammering it’s taken along with the rest of the labor movement.
Low Expectations Are Met in GM-UAW Deal
Judge Throws Out Wisconsin Anti-Union Law
A Wisconsin judge ruled today that the infamous “budget repair” bill that would undermine public employee unions in the state was passed illegally. State senate Republicans pushed the bill through March 9 without advance public notice, she said.
VIDEO: Wisconsin Governor Gives State Workers Some Love
With a straight face, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proclaimed Wednesday State Employee Recognition Day. In response, a group of union state employees proclaimed their own State Employee Depreciation Day Thursday, with a ceremony on the steps of the Capitol.
Wisconsin Voters Rebuke Governor
Wisconsin labor put its candidate, Joanne Kloppenburg, on the state Supreme Court in statewide voting Tuesday, beating David Prosser, a Republican supporter of the governor, by just 204 votes. The upset was a remarkable repudiation of Governor Scott Walker’s attack on workers’ standard of living, though it will be challenged with a recount.
Judge Blocks Wisconsin Law as Unions Scramble to Beat Bargaining Deadline
A judge issued a temporary restraining order today to block publication of Governor Scott Walker’s anti-collective bargaining law. What does the bill contain, and what would it mean for public workers' current contracts?
Recall of Wisconsin Senators Bringing Out Big Numbers
Wisconsin Republicans will start feeling nervous soon because of people like Karl Gartung, a Teamster at UPS cartage services in Milwaukee who's been out collecting signatures to recall his state senator.
Stop the Auction!: UE Seeks Solidarity
UPDATE: The auction action has been canceled. Esterline Technologies improved its severance offer--on the condition that UE Local 204 not attempt to stop the auction. The local said that more than $600,000 for 85 members is at stake. More information will be forthcoming.