Apr
2013 22
2013 22
Teamsters to Form Human Shield Around Boston Bombing Victim’s Funeral Keeping Westboro Baptist Out
A heartwarming action taking place in Medford, MA this morning. Via Teamster Nation: Hundreds of Boston Teamsters from Local 25 are answering the call to protect Krystle Campbell’s funeral from a possible protest by Westboro Baptist church members. Campbell, 29, was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings. Hundreds of Teamsters formed a solid...
Apr
2013 1
2013 1
Launch of LaborMail Enables Crowd-Sourced, Union-Funded Labor Journalism
Prometheus Labor Communications has introduced LaborMail, a union-owned and operated email hosting service which dedicates 25 percent of its revenues (not it profits) to underwrite the work of labor journalists. Prometheus Labor Communications workers are members of UE Local 274 and its owner, Steve Dondley, is a member of OPEIU Local 6. The...
Mar
2013 19
2013 19
Annual State of the Media Report Shows Dwindling Reporting, Continued Boost in Social Media, Word of Mouth News Gathering
In their annual State of the Media Report, the Pew Research Center dissects the changing landscape of the media and how its transition to the Internet is creating budget problems that are directly affecting the quality of traditional reporting work. In a year that saw unprecedented coverage of a Presidential election, traditional media continued...
Mar
2013 14
2013 14
Political Twitter Champion, @CoryBooker, Shares 5 Tips for Success on the Platform
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker has the persona of an old time politician. He rushes into burning buildings to save his citizens and rescue their pets. He helps shovel the streets when it snows. But he also may be the politician with the best grasp of how to use new-time tools such as social ...
Feb
2013 4
2013 4
IBEW Local 309 Member Turns Department Store Job Union Using Social Media
Much like the technology itself, the potential for unions to gain from social media is unlimited. There has been a marked uptick in union use of social media to organize, inform and activate but there has been little progress in the quest to turn a social media presence into a way to create jobs. A ...
Jan
2013 25
2013 25
Facebook’s Fastest Growing User Demographic? 65 and Over.
Sometimes, in labor circles, attempts to spur social media use to help organize workers and achieve political and messaging gains are met with hesitation, fear and confusion. The suggestion that union members “aren’t on Facebook” or don’t understand Twitter runs rampant and is frequently propagated by the old guard of...
Dec
2012 12
2012 12
Teamsters Renew Challenge to DOT’s Pilot Program that Opens the U.S. Border to Mexican Trucks
In the D.C. Circuit Court, representatives from the Teamsters Union renewed their challenge of the legality of the Department of Transportation’s pilot program that opens the U.S. border to Mexican trucks. The Department of Transportation suggested that the Teamsters don’t have standing to argue against the program, a claim that union...
Oct
2012 15
2012 15
IBEW’s Adept Use of Hot-Button Social Media Platform Pinterest Results in Handy Voter Guides
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is helping educate the public about candidates’ respective positions ahead of the election with their IBEW Voter Guides Pinterest board. The efficient and simple Pinterest platform is the perfect outlet to show, visually, the stark contrast between candidates when it comes to...
Oct
2012 12
2012 12
STUDY: Voters are Fact-Checking Candidate Claims Online at Record Levels
A new study shows that Americans are increasingly turning to the Internet to get their information on the 2012 election. 64 percent of “persuadable voters” fact check politicians online. This trend is partially due to trusting the information they find online more than in the mainstream media. The study was conducted by Global Strategy...
Jun
2012 26
2012 26
55% of Journalists Worldwide Use Social Media to Source, Verify Stories. Press Releases Less Important.
A new study shows that over half of journalists are using social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to source or verify stories. This shows the rising importance of new media not only for the journalist whose charge it is to deliver a quality story, but for those with limited reach and less voice ...
Mar
2012 13
2012 13
“If we’re at the point where employers are doing a better job of training workers to use social media for a purpose…than their unions are, we have a problem.”
The abandonment of Rush Limbaugh by his advertisers following ubiquitous outcry and disgust among social media users has proven once again the power of new media tools to incite action. But this power is unable to be corralled strictly for the common good. Corporations, too, are ahead of the curve in terms of social media ...
Mar
2012 1
2012 1
WrongForEveryone.com
American Rights at Work has created a new website to help inform people about “Right-to-Work” as it continues to gain momentum as a centerpiece of the 2012 GOP platform. The website, WrongForEveryone.com, will both provide detailed information about the history of “Right-to-Work” and provide running coverage of how such...
