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Viewpoint: As Big Three Negotiations Open, Which Way Forward for the Auto Workers? Viewpoint: As Big Three Negotiations Open, Which Way Forward for the Auto Workers? July 19, 2019 / Dianne Feeley if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?>Why does the once-powerful United Auto Workers keep losing? That question is on many lips after the union’s sad organizing defeat at Volkswagen in Tennessee; its unfolding corruption scandal; and its toothless response to the news that General Motors will close five plants. The symbolism was clear last January when, instead of joining a spirited coalition demonstration at the International Auto Show, the UAW held a candlelight vigil nearby. — Jul 19
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Prime Day for Amazon Protests Prime Day for Amazon Protests July 17, 2019 / Joe DeManuelle-Hall if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?>Amazon’s biggest shopping days of 2019 so far—”Prime Days,” July 15-16—saw walkouts and protests by workers in the U.S. and Germany. The protests were semi-coordinated, targeting Amazon when its warehouses are running at full clip and the company is in the media spotlight. In Germany, Amazon workers organizing with the Ver.di union struck over the course of two days in an ongoing struggle over pay. The union claimed that 2,000 workers participated across seven facilities. — Jul 17
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Amazon Warehouse Worker: Why I’m Taking Action Amazon Warehouse Worker: Why I’m Taking Action July 16, 2019 / Terry Miller if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?>Amazon warehouse and tech workers around the country took action, including a strike in Minnesota, during the company’s much-hyped annual “Prime Day” discount frenzy July 15-16. Read more about those actions here. Here one warehouse worker from Chicago describes conditions on the job. Thirty night shift workers in his warehouse marched on their boss early this morning to demand air conditioning, health insurance, and Prime Week pay increases. –Editors — Jul 16
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Bus Drivers Strike Reveals Inequality on Martha’s Vineyard Twenty-five Martha’s Vineyard bus drivers are striking for a first contract, exposing the inequality that exists for working people on an island known as the summer home of the rich and famous. The Florida-based company Transit Connection Inc. (TCI) receives public funds to operate the bus system relied on by vacationers and year-round residents alike. So during the strike, taxpayers are literally paying scab wages—contrary to the progressive values often associated with Martha’s Vineyard. — Jul 15
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At an Autism Therapy Chain, Low-Wage Therapists Unionize This story was first published by Northwest Labor Press. But there’s a Labor Notes connection—one of the workers who led the effort started by reading our book Secrets of a Successful Organizer. Get your copy here. —Editors — Jul 12