Local 304

TAKE ACTION now for #RealRaises

The Governor needs to hear from you!

MY VIEW Quality of life better with unions

John Zeman - WFSE Member, Spokane

I’m from South Dakota. It’s a right to work state. I'd like to share my experience and why I'm #UnionStrong.

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It's time to close the gap for state employees. We need contracts that include real raises, affordable healthcare, and that improve our communities and ensure a stable workforce.

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Labor Notes

  • Review: Labor and the Class Idea in the U.S. and Canada
    In 1965, in both Canada and the U.S., about 30 percent of the workforce was represented by unions. This figure, called union density, had been close between the two countries for 50 years. Often, density in the U.S. was a little bit higher than in Canada. But starting in the mid-1960s, our paths diverged. Union density in the U.S. began to fall, while in Canada it kept climbing. Canada’s union density peaked at 38 percent in the early 1980s. By 2017 it had fallen to 28.6 percent—but that’s still substantially higher than the 10.7 percent in the U.S. — Aug 9
  • Missouri Voters Overwhelmingly Reject ‘Right to Work’
    Unions in Missouri are declaring victory after voters shot down a Republican-backed “right-to-work” law by a hefty 2 to 1. The final vote count was 937,241 against the legislation to 452,075 in favor. Missouri became the 28th state with a right-to-work law on the books in February 2017, when Republican Governor Eric Greitens signed the law at a ceremony in an abandoned factory. — Aug 8
  • Viewpoint: How to Talk with Nonunion Workers about ‘Right to Work’
    Today Missouri voters are at the polls in a referendum to repeal the state’s “right-to-work” law, thanks to the heroic efforts of union members and allies who gathered 310,657 signatures last year to block implementation of the anti-union law until voters could decide. Legislative Republicans pushed the referendum date back to August, instead of the November ballot, to suppress turnout. — Aug 7
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