No Bargaining, No Justice: What Working People Are Doing This Week
Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here’s a look at the broad range of activities we’re engaged in this week.
A. Philip Randolph Institute:
Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys https://t.co/QtawyIToik
— APRI National (DC) (@APRI_National) March 28, 2018
Actors’ Equity:
Beyond his own gifts as an actor, Soon-Tek Oh helped to greatly expand opportunities for Asian-American actors in theatre. We mourn his loss and offer condolences to his family and friends. #RIP https://t.co/PGw14COrrd
— Actors’ Equity (@ActorsEquity) April 8, 2018
AFGE:
AFGE members shouted “No bargaining, no justice!” outside of the Department of Education’s headquarters last week. Here’s the story → #1u #StandWithEdWorkers https://t.co/kR8lqBXmmM pic.twitter.com/9rAafODu7C
— AFGE (@AFGENational) April 5, 2018
AFSCME:
Gregory Eliopoulos, a sewage treatment plant process worker and member of CSEA Local 1000, was killed on the job last fall. Now, the City of Watertown, New York, is being cited for safety violations in the wake of his death. https://t.co/W9uRj8wRsP pic.twitter.com/H9pi2zELrI
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) April 6, 2018
AFT:
The teacher walkouts are a reminder that even professionals with master’s degrees in some of the country’s largest cities endure many of the same economic challenges associated with those in blue-collar jobs. https://t.co/UWiCHYVD5E
— AFT (@AFTunion) April 7, 2018
Air Line Pilots Association:
Thank you @RepPeterDeFazio and @RepRickLarsen for urging @SecElaineChao and @StateDept to insist any new U.S.-UK air services agreement protects fair competition for U.S. workers & prohibits flags of convenience by airlines flying between U.S. & UK #OpenSkies pic.twitter.com/JmYvD9GD6H
— ALPA (@WeAreALPA) April 5, 2018
Alliance for Retired Americans:
New research from @AHIPCoverage shows that patients with Medicaid have significantly better access to health care services than those without coverage: https://t.co/YlvLILIS71 #SaveMedicaid #ProtectOurCare pic.twitter.com/g21T5Adskp
— Alliance Retirees (@ActiveRetirees) April 9, 2018
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Local 282-Rochester, NY, joins with advocates to push for more funding for #publictransit https://t.co/de4dF1lHqh #p2 #transit pic.twitter.com/kI5COdW7DT
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) March 30, 2018
American Federation of Musicians:
We must change our antiquated #copyright laws. 80+ additional artists have joined our fight to pass the #CLASSICSAct, bringing the total number of artists who support the legislation to 300+ https://t.co/4ZOfN01nLe pic.twitter.com/AWL6ORkwHK
— Amer. Fed. Musicians (@The_AFM) April 5, 2018
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
#AAPIs can and will be the force to be reckoned in elections.
(Also, don’t miss this photo of APALA Nevada members on this article, too!) https://t.co/jJ7r1X13Ne
— APALA (@APALAnational) April 7, 2018
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
“25 years ago, we used CHAOS to win raises of up to 60% for Flight Attendants…with power, comes respect.” –@afa_cwa’s @FlyingWithSara #afabod2018 pic.twitter.com/xxpcioktf3
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) April 9, 2018
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers:
This morning, on the 50th anniversary of #MLK’s assassination, the BCTGM was among thousands who marched through the streets of Memphis in solidarity with the thousands who marched for justice and dignity 50 years ago. #IAM2018 pic.twitter.com/j5qNGE1tm6
— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) April 4, 2018
Boilermakers:
Why union? How about higher wages. Union workers make 26% higher wages than non-union. And that’s just one reason to @joinIBB #FormAUnion or check out our apprenticeship programs. pic.twitter.com/e126GAC0fv
— Boilermaker News (@boilermakernews) April 5, 2018
Bricklayers:
Congratulations to @TuftsUniversity‘s dining hall workers on joining @UNITEHERE26! https://t.co/pLoLSGzpnX #Solidarity #1u #ThursdayThoughts
— Bricklayers Union (@IUBAC) April 5, 2018
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists:
This is an important and alarming trend in labor relations. @BillFletcherJr @barbs73 @WSpriggs #1uMLK #1u https://t.co/XAw5ksnlRQ
— CBTU (@CBTU72) April 6, 2018
Communications Workers of America:
Local 83711 works hard to make @IUE_CWAUnion STRONG. Local activists signed up 30+ members & developed new member activists. As the union’s grown stronger, previously rigid MGMT has taken a more open approach to its relationship w/the union. Great job! #1u https://t.co/RAHgQAGI8v
— CWA (@CWAUnion) April 8, 2018
Department for Professional Employees:
“Our members collaborate in their work and in their union, and we are proud that the editorial and production employees at Onion, Inc. will become part of this community of creative professionals.” – @WGAEast‘s @LowellPeterson. #1u #OnionIncUnion https://t.co/tEtIDG0RY1
— DPE (@DPEaflcio) April 9, 2018
Electrical Workers:
“Gov. Rauner has shown to be essentially driven by the sole goal of breaking men and women of organized labor” https://t.co/YWTH46V0Nn #1u
— IBEW (@IBEW) April 6, 2018
Farm Labor Organizing Committee:
Add your name to the petition demanding that convenience stores drop VUSE e-cigs until @RAI_News signs an agreement with @SupportFLOC giving farmworkers a voice to improve their working conditions. #BoycottVUSE https://t.co/yuFmTwvSKM
— Farm Labor Organizing Committee (@SupportFLOC) March 26, 2018
Fire Fighters:
Encourage your mayor to participate in #IAFFMayorsFireOps a pre-conference event of the 86th Annual Conference of Mayors in Boston, MA on June 8th. Sign up today! https://t.co/fSPJaneIn6 pic.twitter.com/jPghF1QiLs
— IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) April 9, 2018
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Are you wondering what it’s like to be an insulator? Can you picture yourself working for the Insulators Union? If you’ve thought about this as a career, reach out to us today and join others as they create a life-long career. https://t.co/9j9gPG2Jjz
— Insulators Union (@InsulatorsUnion) April 4, 2018
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
Our IFPTE delegation in Memphis for #IAM2018 represents a union and a labor movement inspired by and committed to achieving Dr. King’s moral vision of justice. #MLK50 #1u #canlab pic.twitter.com/WZVa9bbdzC
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) April 4, 2018
Ironworkers:
Ironworkers can earn six-figure salaries per year, as well as pensions, benefits and paid time off. It is also an alternative to college. https://t.co/CQRwmFEBn8 #MondayMotivation
— Ironworkers. (@TheIronworkers) April 9, 2018
Jobs With Justice:
New York State wants to end unpredictable scheduling practices, which wreak havoc on the life of people working in the retail and service industries. https://t.co/R5jxdDFptL #FairScheduling #JustHours
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) April 9, 2018
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
Dr. King once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. Today we not only remember his powerful words but we recognize that we still live in an unjust world. We call for a just peace. #MLK50 #NoJusticeNoPeace
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) April 4, 2018
Laborers:
ATTN Drivers: Obey road crews and signs when traveling through work zones! #LIUNA Flaggers are trained & highly skilled, they know how best to move traffic safely in work zones. Warning signs are there to help you and other drivers move safely. #workzonesafety pic.twitter.com/cil9KxpGrK
— LiUNA Chicago (@LiUNAchicago) April 9, 2018
Machinists:
We build the @Boeing planes we fly on, the @LockheedMartin jets keeping us safe, the @ulalaunch rockets exploring our galaxy and the @harleydavidson bikes we ride.
We’re union and proud of it.
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) April 5, 2018
Maritime Trades Department:
MTD Joins Other Unions at I AM 2018 to Commemorate the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike of 1968 | Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO https://t.co/rNopvx4s0y
— MaritimeTrades (@Maritime_Trades) April 4, 2018
Metal Trades Department:
All of us at Metal Trades Department send our condolences to the family of Senator Daniel Akaka. Senator Akaka was a great friend to the Department. May he rest in peace. https://t.co/NrvPe6Qk3e
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) April 9, 2018
Mine Workers:
The @KyLegislature has put every worker in KY at risk, especially coal miners: https://t.co/Xjuq2IGqKN #1u
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) April 6, 2018
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
Take time to unwind during Stress Awareness Month. #DYK the National Institutes of Health has a free library eBook collection? Explore topics like the benefits of chocolate, sleep medicine & mindfulness. https://t.co/wrYlhIv50x pic.twitter.com/WOWcgQ383E
— NATCA (@NATCA) April 9, 2018
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Letter carriers deserve to know the facts about the Postal Service with respect to the president’s latest tweets: https://t.co/Bx9qxn5mI2
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) April 4, 2018
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
“We have not backed down. We will continue to move forward.” – Orange County’s municipal seat, City of Santa Ana, reaffirms #CAValues, rejects Trump’s attack on California. #ICEoutofOC #ICEoutofCA #DefendSanctuary #sb54 pic.twitter.com/M9SvpVE9oG
— NDLON (@NDLON) April 4, 2018
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
“Whether in the professional context or the family context, caregiving is difficult work, and the undervaluing of the role of the caregiver has meant that we too often leave their expertise and insight on the table.” – @aijenpoo https://t.co/EqOGsWJsFv
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) April 9, 2018
National Nurses United:
No one should have to choose between food or medical care. Our patients and our communities need #MedicareforAll! #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/Nw0EaxsjnD
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) April 9, 2018
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
The real solution — the one that will require politicians to stand up to these Wall-Street-backed corporations — is to put a cap on the number of vehicles on city streets, not keep taking more money out of drivers’ pockets. @NYGovCuomo @NYCMayorsOffice https://t.co/cRv01CDI5I
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) April 6, 2018
NewsGuild-CWA, The:
What’s happened to the newspaper industry cannot simply be explained by the rise of the internet. A lack of imagination is also to blame. Most owners have embraced cost cutting to maintain profits over trying to grow the business. https://t.co/dHawBJpiUM #AldenExposed
— NewsGuild (@news_guild) April 9, 2018
NFL Players Association:
“Every employee deserves to be treated with respect…There is absolutely no justification for paying [cheerleaders] less than a fair wage and for making them endure discrimination in the workplace.” – @DeSmithNFLPA
🔗: https://t.co/3ez5kBxdHj pic.twitter.com/djJPuKakYD
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) April 4, 2018
North America’s Building Trades Unions:
There are many reasons to oppose Scott Walker. The latest one? He insists #WIunion road conditions aren’t that bad. They’re ranked 44th this year. 49th last year. #infrastructure https://t.co/UqIjXge2ug
— The Building Trades (@BldgTrdsUnions) April 9, 2018
Painters and Allied Trades:
Partnering with vocational schools is one way we are eliminating the “skills gap” and meeting the workforce demands of tomorrow. #PartnershipWorks https://t.co/PFYBE551zo
— GoIUPAT✊🏽 (@GoIUPAT) April 9, 2018
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
Millennials and professionals are bringing new energy to the [labor] movement. “This need to engage and make a difference, the construct of a #union fulfills that.” #1u #UnionStrong https://t.co/pReGBltTrg
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) April 9, 2018
Pride At Work:
On this 50th anniversary of MLK’s assassination, we are honoring his legacy of progressive – and intersectional – movement building, and we are lifting up the memory of Bayard Rustin.#IAM2018 #1Uhttps://t.co/ZJhSq5HPH7
— Pride at Work (@PrideatWork) April 4, 2018
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
“Where are the veterans in the federal workforce?” @PASSNational is proud to count many veterans among its members at the FAA & honored to be part of @unionveterans @Marinetimes @FAANews #publicservice #federalemployeeshttps://t.co/FdYds7zQi6
— PASS (@PASSNational) April 9, 2018
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
If you purchase a major grocery chain like Whole Foods, you should probably be following FDA food safety rules. https://t.co/SWtxFN16YI
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) April 9, 2018
SAG-AFTRA:
#sagaftramembers @Esai_Morales and @Jon_Huertas stand in solidarity with #SBS unit members as they delivered a petition calling for fair livable wages and no wage cuts #SAGAFTRAUNIDOS @imarlenequinto @SmoochyOne @SandraPena @AlexPerezNet pic.twitter.com/LZTcv0x8GU
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) April 6, 2018
School Administrators:
It’s National Assistant Principals Week! Join @AFSAUnion @NASSP @NAESP in celebrating APs for all their hard work and dedication #APweek18 https://t.co/trE0ZMmEXQ@
— AFSA Leadership (@AFSAUnion) April 9, 2018
Seafarers:
Nobody knows the truth of the old cliche “work hard, play hard” like a Seafarer does. Photo File Friday this week calls attention to this down-and-dirty contrast of seafaring life, with two selections… https://t.co/lENxzclXD7
— Seafarers Union (@SeafarersUnion) April 6, 2018
Solidarity Center:
Even in the face of severe employer harassment and government indifference, garment worker-organizers in #Bangladesh are helping workers join together and insist on their rights at work. https://t.co/XrkASh62u1
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) April 9, 2018
Theatrical Stage Employees:
“Behind all the glitz and glamour, filmmaking is difficult, hands-on, down and dirty labor.” @CreativeFuture takes a look at the hard work that goes into what we do. https://t.co/6T4dpparVI
— IATSE (@IATSE) April 5, 2018
Transport Workers:
The TWU is fighting to keep jet mechanic jobs on US soil. The airline industry is extremely profitable and this betrayal of America’s working families must stop.https://t.co/O8SMW5MnFC
— TWU (@transportworker) April 6, 2018
Transportation Trades Department:
The same struggles Dr. King fought and died for are the same struggles working people are fighting for today. We stand with all those who have pledged to carry Dr. King’s legacy forward. #MLK50 #IAM2018 https://t.co/e67DS3i12W pic.twitter.com/P8h8UM9MLu
— Transp. Trades Dept. (@TTDAFLCIO) April 4, 2018
UAW:
As we celebrate Women’s History Month with this year’s theme “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,” the UAW has looked back on a history of strong trailblazers who persisted against the odds. https://t.co/ZcYy8r85WL pic.twitter.com/sY3jKQjz5E
— UAW (@UAW) March 29, 2018
Union Label and Service Trades Department:
Do you like Cap’n Crunch? See how it’s made. https://t.co/ZycgqWKRMo
— Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) April 4, 2018
Union Veterans Council:
Today we welcome home our Vietnam Veteran Brothers and Sisters, though we will never forget the ones that never made it home. pic.twitter.com/bB5Jqel9KZ
— UnionVeteransCouncil (@unionveterans) March 29, 2018
UNITE HERE:
“That’s why I support and UNITE HERE supports #AB3087, which would take on the main problem in healthcare for millions of CA workers and their employers: high prices for hospitals physicians, and health plans. We urge the legislature to pass #AB3087 without delay.”#unitehere
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) April 9, 2018
United Food and Commercial Workers:
We bet @UFCW is the only #union that can help you figure out how to eat a #pomegranate! Learn how to crack it open to get to the good stuff by prying apart the sections: https://t.co/fXrw6ShFDb #DIY
— UFCW (@UFCW) April 9, 2018
United Steelworkers:
How budget cuts and attacks on unions have revived one of labor’s most effective tactics, via @mic https://t.co/a7k62lRppO
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) April 9, 2018
United Students Against Sweatshops:
USAS is out here with our union family @AFSCME @Teamsters @CWAUnion at the #IAM2018 march in honor of MLK! #LaborRightsareCivilRights pic.twitter.com/M0cBKN4V7T
— USAS (@USAS) April 4, 2018
Working America:
The gig economy “is glamorized by some, but the truth is, it undermines the traditional economy, and will aggravate unemployment, poverty and immigration.”https://t.co/fLUSQruc6h pic.twitter.com/lZsseMCRQT
— Working America (@WorkingAmerica) April 9, 2018
Writers Guild of America, East:
“Solidarity is a fundamental part of our union’s strength. Our members collaborate in their work and in their union, and we are proud that the editorial and production employees at Onion, Inc. will become part of this community of creative professionals.”https://t.co/0YDJEct8Si
— Writers Guild East (@WGAEast) April 6, 2018
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 04/10/2018 – 09:43