workers rights – Page 52

Metropolitan Opera unions say they are being forced to strike

July 18, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Deep salary cut demands, which its unions say are unjustified, and a company threat to close down are combining to force members of the 16 unions to plan to strike, if necessary.

Today in labor history: Start of the 1959 steel strike

July 15, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Members of the United Steelworkers of America went on strike against the major U.S. steel producers on July 15, 1959, the start of record 116-day steel industry strike.

AFSCME grows by 90,000 since January

July 15, 2014 By John Wojcik

The union sees its successful organizing campaign as a clear indication that face-to-face organizing is the proper response to what has been an onslaught of attacks on public service workers.

“Death Blow to Jim Crow” comes highly recommended

July 15, 2014 By Tony Pecinovsky

At its peak, the National Negro Congress (NNC) included over 3,000 civic, religious, fraternal, labor and community organizations representing millions people.

UAW officially charters new union local at Chattanooga Volkswagen

July 11, 2014 By John Wojcik

Company assurance to the union notwithstanding, the UAW still has to deal with rightwing politicians in Tennessee who don't want to see any unions in their state.