In Connecticut, Unions and their allies are trying to flex their muscle in state legislatures, pushing for labor history to be included in social studies curriculum and hoping a new generation of high school students will one day be well-educated in labor issues. However, the results are instead shaping up as a reminder of the […]
News from UWUA Local 304
Manpower Survey Reveals Startling Facts About Future Energy Staffing
Manpower released a report on May 5th that details that one of the greatest challenges facing the energy sector over the next decade will be in finding qualified talent to operate and maintain the nations electrical power supply and generation. This report comes out when some utilities are their fighting workers on almost every frony […]
Safety Suffers When Unions Suffer
Part of being union is having a voice in the workplace. Having a voice in the workplace means that you have protection and mechanisms in place if your employer takes any action to muzzle your legitimate complaints. An employer in Jacksonville, Florida, is feeling the wrath of OSHA after a senseless workplace tragedy that took […]
Who Owns West Virginia?
The West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy released an interesting report on just who the largest corporate landowners in West Virginia are and how these patterns have been changing. Purchase of West Virginia’s land by timber management companies is perhaps the most interesting finding by investigators for this report, researchers also found: The top […]
Workers Standing Together Still Middle Class America’s Best Defense
Tim Paulson is the executive director of the San Francisco Labor Council, and his recent article in SF Gate he outlines what many in unions already know; workers standing together is the last line of defense against an ever increaing income gap caused by corporate greed. Paulson strings together the picture faced by most working Americans, whether […]
International Union Density
Those who are against unions like to pretend that the labor movement is some homegrown wacko movement that breaks out in a few confined geographical areas of the U.S. that’s usually led by troublemakers. The truth is that the labor movement is a worldwide struggle fought by workers in almost every developed or developing country. […]
No Secrets With Open Secrets
Open Secrets is a website dedicated to exposing the elephant in the room in American politics: MONEY! It’s a quality site that’s been used as a research tool by news organizations in discovering who is beholding to who in the political arena. Visit it today and learn! Open Secrets report for: […]
Weingarten Tab Added For our Members
UWUA Local 304 has added a new “Weingarten” tab to our website to inform all our members of what Weingarten Rights are and how to use them to protect themselves. The tab is under the TOP MENUS, under NEWS, go to UWUA LOCAL 304 NEWS and look for the little arrow on the right […]
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