Dec
2012 14
2012 14
$1B (yes, B!) Post-Sandy Pension Investment by AFT Bolsters AFL-CIO’s Budding Legacy of Community-Building Construction Efforts
Yesterday, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) announced an incredible $1 billion contribution by the American Federation of Teachers’ NYC Teachers Retirement System to help victims of Hurricane sandy. The infrastructure-centric investment, announced via a press release which appears in its entirety below, is the latest in a string of...
Dec
2012 13
2012 13
Red Cross on Sandy: “The Teamsters have been instrumental in helping us deliver to those in need.”
With their expertise in organizing, loading and hauling the Teamsters Union has become an invaluable part of continued efforts to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The region’s Teamsters have been spending their nights filling trucks with food and water, blankets, clean up kits, and other necessities so those most in need are fully...
Dec
2012 12
2012 12
Pending Supreme Court Class Action Wage Theft Case Poised to Set Powerful Precedent
If this website is any indication, 2012 wan an encouraging year for wage theft policing. Wage and hour lawsuits appear to be on the rise in the U.S. but an important case is pending at the Supreme Court that could impact this important issue’s trajectory. Symczyk v. Genesis Healthcare Corp. revolves around nursing home worker ...
Dec
2012 11
2012 11
VIDEO: President Obama Admonishes Michigan GOP for Pursuing “Right-to-Work”
Yesterday, during his “fiscal cliff” speech in Detroit, President Obama took the opportunity to attack the malevolence du jour that is the pending passage of “Right-to-Work” in Michigan. Given lackluster participation from O’Barry on labor issues thus far during his presidency, this address represents a welcome,...
Dec
2012 11
2012 11
Massachusetts Concrete Co. Ordered to Back Pay 23 Misclassified Employees $100,000
In Massachusetts, a concrete company has been ordered to pay $161,000 in back pay and penalties for intentionally misclassifying workers and failing to comply with the prevailing wage. Hopedale’s Marguerite Concrete Contractors, Inc. will pay five civil citations for shorting 23 employees of $102,000 in wages. The citations include:...
Dec
2012 10
2012 10
MICHIGAN: Obama Expected to Criticize RTW in Speech; GOP Slips Abortion Bill In; List of Actions
For the labor community, all eyes are on Michigan this week. We Are Michigan provides a list of actions for today (Monday), while the big “Day of Action” at the Michigan state capitol is planned for tomorrow with thousands committing to attend already via the online event page. To that end, hundreds of people gathered ...
Dec
2012 7
2012 7
With Sterling Workers’ Rights Record and Early Endorsements, SD Labor Council Leader Eyes Assembly Seat
The secretary-treasurer for the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, Lorena Gonzalez, has announced that she will be running to represent California’s 80th District in the State Assembly in 2016. A rising star in SoCal Democratic circles, Gonzalez has decided to take her skills and dedication to Sacramento. She is known for having...
Dec
2012 6
2012 6
MI “Right-to-Work” DAY1: Dems Stave off Zombie Law By, Get This, Following the State Constitution
In Michigan, “Right-to-Work” — the anti-worker law that has already left 23 states with crap education systems and zero workers’ rights among other sadnesses — was shot like a canon into the Capitol when the Governor and the Chamber of Commerce changed their positions on the matter in the past week. Without...
Nov
2012 30
2012 30
Denver Teamsters Celebrate Ballot Measure 2A Passage, Restoration of Furloughed Pay, Future Infrastructure Funding for the City
1,000 Teamsters in Denver, Colorado are being rewarded for their organizing work to help pass Ballot Measure 2A that restored 14 unpaid furlough days. Measure 2A lifted a state mandated spending cap put in place by the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in 1992. With help from the Teamsters’ DRIVE Political Action Committee, local members ...
Nov
2012 28
2012 28
NY Gov. Cuomo Designates $27M in Disaster Relief Funds to Provide Temporary Jobs to the Displaced
New York Governor and possible 2016 Presidential Candidate Andrew Cuomo is designating part of the state’s $27.7 million in disaster relief funds to provide temporary jobs for those who became unemployed because of the Hurricane Sandy. The grant is being used to hire additional clean up help in the Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, ...
Nov
2012 27
2012 27
For the 3rd Time in History, PA State University Faculty Members Have Authorized a Strike
After working 16 months without a contract, faculty members at the 14 state-owned Pennsylvania universities have voted to authorize a strike if necessary. 86 percent of members, represented by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and Education and University Faculties or (APSCUF), completed ballots and an overwhelming 95 percent voted to...
Nov
2012 26
2012 26
TIMES THEY ARE A’CHANGIN’: Conservative Texas Blogger Demands His Party Take Action on Employee Misclassification
These are not Democrat or Republican issues, but rather they represent principles of the rule of law and fairness. Right you are, Bob Price. Right you are. In a blog post on Texas GOP Vote — a site that features a “Patterson for Lieutenant Governor 2014″ advertisement with the candidate pointing a handgun directly at ...
