by Justin | Feb 27, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Columbia University, GWC-UAW 2110, Postdoctoral Researchers
Standing on the steps of Low Library, graduate and undergraduate student workers of the Graduate Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers announced on Thursday their intention to strike on March 15. Union members plan to stop teaching classes and conducting research...
by Justin | Feb 20, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, NLRB, PRO Act
You’d have to be over 90 years old to remember it, but when American workers first won the right to strike in 1935, they used it to support each other’s struggles. They refused to deliver or handle goods produced by scabs at another company. They boycotted businesses...
by Justin | Feb 18, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Postdoctoral Researchers, UAW Local 4121, University of Washington
We’ve reached a tentative agreement on the Postdoc Collective bargaining agreement! Our bargaining committee unanimously recommends acceptance of the tentative agreement and a vote to ratify. Through our contract we’ve secured some important gains and set the...
by Justin | Feb 17, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, NLRB, President Joseph Biden
In news that shouldn’t be much of a shock to anyone who followed the presidential transition period and his early administration, President Joe Biden today nominated Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. If confirmed,...
by Justin | Feb 5, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Organizing
Even as the share of employed Americans who were represented by a union declined, union wages remained solid. The BLS reports that on average, in 2019, union workers earned roughly $1,095 per week, while nonunion workers earned closer to $892. Put another way,...
by Justin | Feb 5, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Organizing, PRO Act
Lawmakers gave us their word they would make the PRO Act a top priority. It’s time for them to keep that promise. Call your members of Congress and tell them to pass the PRO Act now! Call your Congress representative today!
