Stop & Shop was a family-owned business for over a hundred years. That family believed in providing employment that was fair and that could allow for a middle class lifestyle. All that changed when the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Belgian company, Ahold Delhaize, which shifted course for the worse when it came…
This is part of a series highlighting the efforts of organized labor and featured in Labor 411’s print directories. Click here to order your copy and support Labor 411! Disgruntled workers at the happiest place on earth finally have something to smile about – their wages. After months of protests and demonstrations, UNITE HERE! Local 11…
“Right to work” workarounds at the local level just got defeated by the new Illinois Democratic governor. Governing.com reports: “Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a bill that bars local governments from establishing so-called right-to-work zones, another rebuke to his Republican predecessor, who blocked similar legislation as he battled with Democratic lawmakers over…
How do you punish a CEO when his company loses over half a billion dollars? Well, if you’re Mattel you pay him an obscene amount. USA Today reports: “[Mattel, Inc. CEO] Ynon Kreiz took the top job at the California-based toy manufacturing company in June 2017 – and Mattel’s financial performance has been lackluster since.…
The numbers are in: the American worker got an average bonus increase of one cent in 2018. The Economic Policy Institute reports: “Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employer Costs for Employee Compensation gives us a chance to look at workers’ bonuses in 2017 and 2018, to gauge the impact of the GOP’s Tax Cuts and…
Bernie Sanders had some strong words for President Donald Trump on his handling of the recent General Motors layoffs and plant shutdowns. The Akron Beacon Journal reports: “The crowd erupted in applause and chants of “Bernie” as Sen. Bernie Sanders entered the Lordstown High School auditorium Sunday to discuss campaign promises and to criticize the…
A contract deal has been reached between the United Steelworkers and Harley-Davidson at two plants. The Milwaukee-Sentinel reports: “Steelworkers at Harley-Davidson plants in Menomonee Falls and Tomahawk have voted to approve a new contract that includes a 14% wage increase over five years. Other terms of the deal approved Monday by United Steelworkers Local 2-209 and…
$1.6 billion from tax cuts are apparently not enough to stop Disney’s CEO – who received a four year compensation package of over $400 million – from promising layoffs for one of the world’s most successful companies. CNBC reports: “Disney’s chief executive said that the company has only just started making global layoffs as it works…
1. Hawaii • Pct. of workers in unions: 23.1% • Change in union membership (2008-2018): -1.2 ppt. (25th largest decrease) • Union workers: 138,854 (24th fewest) • Avg. annual wage: $50,968 (22nd highest) 2. New York • Pct. of workers in unions: 22.3% • Change in union membership (2008-2018): -2.6 ppt. (15th largest decrease) • Union workers: 1,873,880 (2nd most) • Avg.…
Stop & Shop workers are officially on strike. Boston.com reports: “At 1 p.m. Thursday, more than 31,000 Stop & Shop workers across New England walked off the job. “We are officially out on strike,” Jeff Bollen, the president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445, one of the five local unions representing the Quincy-based…
