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Believe It or Not, Congress Seeks More Tax Cuts for the Rich

At a time when our country needs real investments in infrastructure, education and public services, congressional leaders 

WFSE members ratify contracts

WFSE members overwhelmingly ratified 2019-2021 contracts today when voting closed at 5pm.

"The hard work of our bargaining teams, and advocacy of our members resulted in h

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Union Membership Equals . . .

As union members, we're stronger together. Union membership equals fair pay, affordable healthcare, and a secure retirement. 

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See how much so-called "right-To-work" is going to cost your family. This is real. Use our online Lost Wage Calculator to see how much you'd lose if the Supreme Court brings Wisconsin-style empty promises to our state.

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Labor Notes

  • New York Home to Largest Troublemakers School Yet
    Taxi drivers, nurses, construction workers, teachers, UPS workers, musicians, Verizon line workers, journalists—you name it, they were there. Four hundred troublemakers gathered September 29 in New York City for a full day of skill-building, education, and strategy discussions. Labor Notes has been hosting Troublemakers Schools around the country for years, but this one was the largest in our history. — Oct 22
  • Marriott Workers Strike, Spanning Seven Time Zones
    Marriott Workers Strike, Spanning Seven Time Zones October 19, 2018 / Samantha Winslow if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?>Seven thousand hotel workers across the U.S. are on strike against Marriott, the world’s largest hotel chain. A strike that started with seven hotels in Boston quickly spread to San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, Detroit, and Hawaii. Marriott’s profits have doubled in five years. In 2016, the hotel chain expanded its empire when it acquired Starwood’s 1,200 properties, including the Westin and Sheraton hotel chains. — Oct 19
  • Updated: Teamster Brass Overrule Member 'No' Vote at UPS
    Updated: Teamster Brass Overrule Member 'No' Vote at UPS October 18, 2018 / Alexandra Bradbury if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?>This article, originally published October 5, was updated October 8 and October 18 to reflect the results of the vote count and subsequent developments. –Editors. Exploiting a constitutional loophole, Teamsters brass have declared that the controversial tentative agreement covering 243,000 workers at the package giant UPS is ratified, despite members voting it down by 54 percent. Package Division Director Denis Taylor weirdly claimed that he planned to keep negotiating to improve the deal—but also that members wouldn't get a chance to vote on any further changes. — Oct 18
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