Unions are now targeting Congress and trading stocks: “Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC) violated the STOCK Act *51 times* last year, making dozens of undisclosed stock trades with her spouse. Multiple trades were in companies that would be dramatically affected by bills under debate. This is rampant in Congress.”
NEW: Truck drivers at the Port of LA are leading a groundbreaking union
campaign. Their employer XPO systematically misclassifies them as
‘contractors’ so it can deny them basic benefits & rights. “They have worked a 40-50 hour week but because the deductions [for their truck payment, repairs, maintenance, insurance] for that week was more than they earned, they owe money to the company. It’s indentured servitude… It’s modern day sharecropping.” A victory could set a historic precedent for misclassified
workers nationwide.
“REI continues its union-busting tactics at its NYC store.” “The only guarantee in any collective bargaining process is that there are no guarantees.”
Corporate-speak for “I’d hate to see anyone get hurt” while rolling up their sleeves. According to the union, anything management does is now “union busting.”
80 Starbucks stores in over 20 states have now filed to form a union.
17,000 BNSF railroad workers voted to authorize a strike over the attendance policy but “… were barred from striking by a judge. Workers are on call 24/7 and can now be penalized for doctor visits or even jury duty….”
“The right to strike — one of the basic tools that workers must defend and advance their economic and social interests — must become something that every worker can claim, regardless of income.” IWW launches GoFundMe for workers across the country
