Pittsburgh, PA is famously known as the Iron or Steel City. Not only did the steel industry help grow the Pittsburgh region into the metropolis that it is today, but steel produced in Pittsburgh practically built the country (with Pittsburgh made steel helping to build the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge), as […]
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Harper Collins Workers set to Strike on June 20
Contact: Olga Brudastova, Local 2110 UAWCellphone: 646-715-5751Email: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HarperCollins Workers Announce One Day Strike on July 20 July 11, 2022, New York, NY__Unionized employees of HarperCollins Publishers will conduct a one-day strike on Wednesday, July 20. The announcement follows a 99% vote by union members to authorize a strike if the publisher does […]
HarperCollins Workers Authorize a Strike
Contact: Olga Brudastova, Local 2110 UAWCellphone: 646-715-5751Email: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 5, 2022, New York, NY__Unionized employees of HarperCollins Publishers voted by 99% to authorize a strike if the publisher does not agree to a fair contract. The union, Local 2110 of the UAW, represents 250+ employees in editorial, sales, publicity, design, legal, and marketing departments. The […]
4,500 Atlantic City Casino Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Workers at Borgata, Caesars, Harrah’s and Tropicana avert strike deadline Atlantic City—Casino Workers at four Atlantic City casinos reached a tentative agreement with their companies late Thursday night, in advance of a July 1 strike deadline. The union’s worker negotiating committee at the MGM-owned Borgata and Caesars Entertainment-owned Caesars, Harrah’s and Tropicana casinos have approved the […]
Spectrum Strike Ends in a Whimper, Workers Still in the Dark
The longest ongoing labor strike in the US has come to an end. In a leaked email sent to NYC workers dated April 25, 2022, Charter Communications claimed, “Charter and Local 3 have reached an agreement that resolves our dispute, Local 3 declaimed interest, meaning they have withdrawn from representing Charter employees…” The email goes […]
Atlantic City Casino Workers Vote 96% “YES” to Strike
Atlantic City— Yesterday evening at 7:38pm, UNITE HERE Local 54 announced that members from Caesars, Tropicana, Harrah’s, Borgata, and Hard Rock casinos voted 96% “yes” to authorize a strike, if called by the worker negotiating committee. The negotiating committee then set a strike deadline of July 1 if an agreement is not reached with Caesars, […]
Trader Joe’s Workers in Hadley, MA Announced Intent to Form Union
Dear Dan Bane, A majority of the crew at Store 512 in Hadley, MA supports forming a union, and we believe that a union is a necessary next step for us. Two years ago, in March of 2020, you mailed a letter to our homes. In this letter, you argued against unionization, asserting that unions […]
#SpectrumStrike: Worker’s Forgotten Fight Against Spectrum Cable
In 2016 the Federal Communications Commission announced their approval of a merger between Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. (1) Under the agreement Charter Communications would have majority control and cable systems would operate under their Spectrum Cable subsidiary. Little did anyone know this merger would lead to the longest ongoing worker’s […]