The following article was written by our friends at Capital & Main and is reprinted below with their permission. Vin Scully, the Hall of Fame broadcaster, was so adept at painting a picture when describing a baseball game that Los Angeles Dodgers fans sometimes remarked that they didn’t need to see the action on television…
If you’re in the market for boots, there are some great union-made choices. And the best part is that you can spend your money on quality footwear while supporting good union jobs that pay workers fair wages and benefits. Red Wing Shoes There are 15 boots from Red Wing Shoes that are 100% union-made in…
The National Relations Board and Department of Justice entered into a historic memorandum of understanding last month. This MOU will, in theory at least, give the NLRB more teeth to go after employers who harm workers. “The Agencies’ collaboration will focus on protecting workers who have been harmed or may be at risk of being…
A major strike was averted after Boeing workers said yes to a new contact. ABC News reports: “Nearly 2,500 Boeing workers at three St. Louis-area facilities on Wednesday accepted a contract offer from the plane manufacturer after calling off a strike planned for earlier this week. In recent weeks, a dispute over the three-year contract centered…
Workers at Alaska Airlines have negotiated a industry-leading tentative agreement with management. Alaska Public Radio reports: “The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers recently negotiated a tentative agreement for Alaska Airlines customer service agents, cargo workers and other employees. Leadership say it would make them the highest paid airline employees in their category in…
UPS workers are fed up. The notoriously hot working conditions for UPS have pushed them over the edge this summer. Calling distribution centers “infernos,” the workers rallied in New York City yesterday against the intolerable conditions. “The rally was inspired by the June death of 24-year-old Esteban Chavez, a UPS driver who collapsed while working a…
They did it. Workers for the trendy Trader Joe’s grocery chain have their first union. The win happened at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts. The chain joins the ranks of other high-profile companies like Starbucks and Amazon to go union this year. As hip and progressive as Trader Joe’s likes to portray itself, it refused…
Domestic manufacturing got a big win today from West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s unexpected reversal on a major climate legislation package. “The package sets aside $60 billion for clean energy manufacturing in the U.S., including $30 billion in production tax credits for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and critical minerals processing and $10 billion…
Want to help build a better America? Go union-made! Here are five reasons why it’s better to buy union. You Support Companies Where Workers Are Paid Fairly And Have A Voice On The Job Many of us dislike the notion of spending our consumer dollars on companies that are run like dictatorships and pay workers…
