Oct
2016 7
2016 7
Uber Drivers Rally in Queens to Fight Scourge of Misclassification, Demand Right to Unionize
Uber and Lyft drivers recently held a rally outside the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) office in Long Island City, Queens. More than 14,000 rideshare drivers have petitioned in favor of unionization. The drivers are frustrated about shrinking pay, increasingly strict driver policies, and soaring commissions charges. Their attempts…
Jun
2016 21
2016 21
Hillary Clinton Joins IAM Fight to Prevent Boeing from Bringing Low-Wage Norwegian Air to the U.S.
Boeing is claiming that International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) opposition to the expansion of Norwegian Air International is hurting its own members. The union, however, is unwavering in its opposition to bringing the low-cost airline to the United States.
The situation is playing out in the press as…
May
2016 4
2016 4
Now We Know: Total Boeing Tax Breaks Cleared $300M in WA Without Hiring, Retention Requirements
For the first time, the size of the aerospace tax incentive that went to Boeing in 2013 has been made public, revealing $305 million in state taxes that were waived last year. The numbers come from a required filing with the state’s Department of Revenue. The Seattle Times was successful in overturning a [&hellip…;
Oct
2015 13
2015 13
New Rule Allowing Electronic Union Authorization Expected to Make IAM Campaign at Boeing More Fair
A new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule allowing workers to sign election authorization cards online went into effect September 1st, just in time for the International Association of Machinists’ (IAM) broadening of its campaign at the Boeing Dreamliner plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. The new rule allows workers to…
Mar
2015 30
2015 30
NLRB Sets April 22nd Date for Boeing SC Union Vote; Company Putting Anti-Union Messages in Cafeteria
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) set April 22nd as the date when more than 3,000 production workers at three of Boeing’s plants in North Charleston, South Carolina…
Jan
2015 28
2015 28
Boeing-Loving SC Gov. Haley Toes Line of Illegal Union-Busting in State of the State Speech
Gov. Nikki Haley put her anti-union credentials on display last week during her State of the State address when she spent a substantial amount of her time “lambasting” the efforts of Boeing workers to unionize with the International Association of Machinists (IAM). It was music to the ears of her corporate donors, who welcome [&hellip…;
Jul
2013 24
2013 24
Pair of Powerful Union Presidents Slam Secrecy of Trans-Pacific Partnership in Op-Ed
As we have written time and again, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a global corporate power grab disguised as a free trade agreement, is being unfairly developed in secrecy to avoid the inevitable public scrutiny that would follow its every dubious move. Today, two powerful union presidents — Ed Hill of the International…