by Justin | Jul 30, 2020 | COVID-19, John Deere, UAW Local 838
About 80 Deere & Co. workers at the farm and construction equipment manufacturing company’s Davenport plant have learned their jobs are no longer on the chopping block. Deere, based in Moline, Illinois, had informed the 82 workers on June 29 that they would...
by Justin | Jul 29, 2020 | COVID-19, UAW Local 2179
When The Strand alerted employees it was reopening on June 22, managers sent re-hired workers a three-page safety plan ahead of their return to the iconic Greenwich Village bookstore. “I looked at it and I said, well, they’re taking it seriously enough,” said employee...
by Justin | Jul 29, 2020 | Casino Workers, COVID-19, UAW Local 17
Coronavirus tests are required for Horseshoe employees who report on daily questionnaires that they’ve had exposure to someone with the virus or experienced certain symptoms, Conroy said.But the union representing dealers and floor supervisors says Horseshoe and...
by Justin | Jul 28, 2020 | COVID-19, UAW Local 2322
AMHERST — The resident assistants and peer mentors union at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has voted by a 95% margin to permit its bargaining team to formally refuse to work under the reopening conditions outlined by the university, which the union says...
by Justin | Jul 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Organizing, Social Issues
Some labor historians say this new militancy resembles the 1930s, when a huge strike wave helped lead to landmark pro-labor legislation and one of the biggest bursts of unionization in American history. Now many workers are hoping — and many employers are dreading —...
by Justin | Jul 28, 2020 | COVID-19, UAW Local 2322
The Resident Assistant/Peer Mentor Union is calling on the University of Massachusetts to agree to a list of demands that will protect the health of on-campus workers during the upcoming semester and minimize the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak on campus. RA/PM...