Labor Union Blog
Labor News Headlines July 30, 2010
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Majority On NYC City Council Support Fair Wage For New Yorkers Act- 07/30/10
UNITE-HERE Hyatt Workers In Monterey Reach New Contract Deal- 07/30/10
California Gov. Vetoes Bill Extending Overtime Protection To Farm Workers- 07/30/10
Austin, Texas Approves Required Water Breaks For Construction Workers- 07/30/10
Economic Report: Historic U.S. Jobs Crisis Won't End Without Big Changes In Economic Policy- 07/30/10
Economic Report: Historic U.S. Jobs Crisis Won’t End Without Big Changes In Economic Policy- 07/30/10Economic Report: By Doug Cunningham The Congressional Budget Office says absent a major jobs program U.S. workers won’t see pre-recession employment levels return until the end of 2013. 14 million people are jobless. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research it will be 2021 before enough U.S. jobs are created to catch up to the expanding workforce. Economists at the center and at the Economic Policy Institute agree with organized labor that a big jobs program and dramatic shifts in economic policy are needed to overcome this historic jobs crisis. Austin, Texas Approves Required Water Breaks For Construction Workers- 07/30/10The city council of Austin, Texas passed an ordinance yesterday that will provide construction workers with a 10-minute water break for every four hours they are on the clock. Advocates of the water breaks pointed to a study by the University of Texas that found 41 percent of construction workers do not take rest breaks while working. OSHA regulations require construction companies to make water available for workers, but does not require that workers be given breaks to consume it. California Gov. Vetoes Bill Extending Overtime Protection To Farm Workers- 07/30/10California’s governor doesn’t think working 12 hour days in the farm fields or 60 hours a week is a burden, but in his mind allowing those farm workers regular overtime after 8 hours I na day or 40 in a week is somehow too heavy a burden for agribusiness to bear. Jesse Russell reports. UNITE-HERE Hyatt Workers In Monterey Reach New Contract Deal- 07/30/10By Doug Cunningham UNITE-HERE workers at two Hyatt hotels in the Monterey California area have reached agreement on a new contract calling for up to $5.21 an hour in additional wages and benefits over the life o the contract. Last week UNITE-HERE members in fifteen cities used civil disobedience protests at Hyatt hotels as part of a campaign for justice for Hyatt workers. This year contracts for 45,000 UNITE-HERE hotel workers expire nationwide. Majority On NYC City Council Support Fair Wage For New Yorkers Act- 07/30/10By Doug Cunningham Labor News Headlines July 29, 2010
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Despite Federal Injunction Prayer Vigils And Rallies To Protest Arizona Immigration Law Are Still On- 07/29/10
As Jobless Workers Suffer, Corporations Sit On Enough Cash To Pay 2.4 million People $70K A Year For Five Years- 07/29/10
Detroit Gains A Few Thousand Jobs- 07/29/10
Detroit Gains A Few Thousand Jobs- 07/29/10Downtown Detroit is receiving some much needed good news in the form of nearly 5,000 new jobs. The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday that Quicken Loans will be moving 1,700 jobs downtown in August followed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan moving 3,000 jobs from the suburbs of the city to downtown later this year. In May of this year the city’s jobless rate was 13.7 percent. As Jobless Workers Suffer, Corporations Sit On Enough Cash To Pay 2.4 million People $70K A Year For Five Years- 07/29/10Companies are reporting record earnings, but where are the jobs? In the bank. Jesse Russell reports: Despite Federal Injunction Prayer Vigils And Rallies To Protest Arizona Immigration Law Are Still On- 07/29/10By Doug Cunningham A federal judge Wednesday temporarily barred Arizona from enforcing parts of its controversial immigration law. Until courts can rule definitively on the issues police will be barred from checking the immigration status of people arrested for any crime and immigrants won’t have to carry their papers and produce them upon demand by police. But widespread prayer vigils and protests against the immigration law will go forward as planned Thursday. And Trina Zelle, Lead organizer for Arizona’s Interfaith Alliance for Worker Justice says the law is already being enforced. Labor Radio July 28, 2010
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Workers Independent News Labor Radio Labor Radio Rundown: 1) WIN Newscast 2) NBA owners want to "change the system" of player compensation in the new NBA labor contract with the players union. That has set up tensions that may lead to a lockout of players next year. WIN's Doug Cunningham interviews New York Daily News NBA columnist Mitch Lawrence about the NBA labor issues and how they're likely to play out. Labor News Headlines July 28, 2010
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States Not Getting Medicaid Federal Money They Need-AFSCME Says Jobs Will Be Lost Without It 07/28/10
SEIU, UNITE-HERE And Workers United End Their Dispute- 07/28/10
Mott Strike In New York Enters Tenth Week- 07/28/10
Workers Held For Destroying Sacred Site Freed By Brazil Indians- 07/28/10
Workers Held For Destroying Sacred Site Freed By Brazil Indians- 07/28/10Three hundred workers have been set free on the Amazon after being taken hostage by Brazilian Indians. Jesse Russell reports:; Mott Strike In New York Enters Tenth Week- 07/28/10A strike by workers at a Mott’s plant in Wayne County, New York has entered week number 10. The 300 workers at the plant walked off the job May 23 to protest a new contract that includes substantial pay and benefit cuts. The workers have been calling for a boycott of the company and have also been traveling around the country to inform customers of their situation. To try to break the strike the company has hired replacement workers at $9 an hour. SEIU, UNITE-HERE And Workers United End Their Dispute- 07/28/10By Doug Cunningham States Not Getting Medicaid Federal Money They Need-AFSCME Says Jobs Will Be Lost Without It 07/28/10By Doug Cunningham The National Conference of State Legislatures is warning that without extended Medicaid help from the federal government state budgets will fall deeper into crisis. Republicans in Congress have blocked this money for health care for the poor. AFSCME President Gerald McEntee says the consequences of Republicans continuing to block this financial aid will lead to massive new job losses in the states. Labor Radio July 27, 2010
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AFL-CIO Says Congress Isn’t Hearing Workers On The Need For Jobs Creation, Workers Need To Raise Their Voices- 07/27/10
Six Hundred Chicago Teachers Laid Off With Hundreds More To Come- 07/27/10
California Labor Federation Calls For Mass Movement To Win A WPA-Style Jobs Program, Supports October 2nd March- 07/27/10
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