bargaining

  • Longshore Reformers Shut Down Secret Contract Deal
    Mischa Gaus
    Sep 26 2009 - 10:24pm

    Rank-and-file reformers in the East Coast Longshoremen’s (ILA) union have had a busy summer. The Longshore Workers Coalition (LWC) exposed secret contract negotiations and channeled member outrage against the deal, deepening a rift among top leaders.

  • Bargaining in a Recession
    Derek Blackadder
    Jun 23 2009 - 11:52am

    There’s no rocket science to a contract campaign during a recession. But it is different. You can even come out the other side with a stronger union. Here are a few ideas on how.

  • Faced with Concession Demands, Unions Search for Ways to Resist

    Author(s):
    Mischa Gaus, Mark Brenner

    Excerpt:
    As companies scramble to shore up profits, many are turning to a well-rehearsed script: ask union workers for concessions. The supposed payoff ? You’ll get to keep your job. In late November, the Teamsters announced a deal with Yellow- Roadway Corporation to crack open their contract and cut wages 10 percent. . . .

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  • UAW Officials Throw in the Towel at American Axle

    Author(s):
    Chris Kutalik

    Excerpt:
    United Auto Workers officials ended the 12-week American Axle strike with a concessions-heavy tentative agreement May 16. If approved, the contract will close two of the five struck plants by November and impose deep givebacks only marginally better than the offer that sent workers to the picket lines.

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  • Minus Members’ Power, Unions Face Mounting Bargaining Woes

    Author(s):
    Mark Brenner, Mischa Gaus, Chris Kutalik

    Excerpt:
    William Ehman got acquainted with the current direction of collective bargaining in his industry from the back of a squad car. . . .

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  • Trabajadores de Limpieza en Boston Dicen que el Acuerdo que Terminó su Huelga no es una Victoria

    Author(s):
    Amy Offner Traducido por Ric Urrutia y Julian Gonzalez

    Excerpt:
    El 9 de noviembre, trabajadores de la limpieza en Boston ratificaron un contrato de cinco años dos semanas después de terminar una huelga de 23 dias que atrajo atención nacional. Los administradores de la union de los trabajadores de la limpieza, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 254, dijeron que el acuerdo fue una victoria porque le ofrece seguro de salud a 1,000 mas trabajadores de tiempo parcial.

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  • Minnesota Public Employees Win the Largest Strike in State History

    Author(s):
    Anja Weinhold

    Excerpt:
    The strike of nearly 30,000 Minnesota state workers came to an end after two weeks of picketing, demonstrations, and rallies all over the state. For years the two unions involved had been accepting raises below the level of inflation.

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