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August 2022 Wrench and Wood Newsletter
IAM CORE-First Unionized Apple Workers-Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge over Being Excluded from New Educational, Medical Benefits
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), the first Apple workers to join a union, filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Apple for excluding IAM CORE members in Towson, Md. from certain educational and medical benefits being offered to all other Apple employees starting […]
Don't Settle for Less: The Working People Weekly List
Don’t Settle for Less: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Tennessee’s Right-to-Work (for Less) Amendment—Don’t Settle for Less: “A ‘misnomer’ is a wrong or inaccurate […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Labor Movement in Rochester, New York, Gets Out the Union Vote as Early Voting Begins
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Labor Movement in Rochester, New York, Gets Out the Union Vote as Early Voting Begins Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every […]
IAM Local 620 Wins Subcontracting Grievance Against Union Pacific
IAM Local 620 has secured over $17,000 to compensate nine members working at Union Pacific Dolores Yard in Long Beach, CA, for a violation of their collective agreement. The local filed a grievance after the company brought contractors on the property to change out traction motors twice. The company’s action was a violation of the […]