by Justin | Apr 30, 2021 | Auto News, Electric Vehicles, Organizing
The United Auto Workers union is “laying the groundwork” to organize factory workers that will build electric vehicles for startups like Rivian and Lucid Motors, president Rory Gamble told CNBC. Read the article here.
by Justin | Apr 28, 2021 | Organizing, UAW Local 2110
Workers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will be represented by a national union, after federal labor officials counted votes Wednesday and found strong support among employees. The question of affiliating with UAW Local 2110, AFL-CIO passed by a vote...
by Justin | Apr 12, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, GWC-UAW 2110, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, New York University, Organizing, President Donald Trump, President Joseph Biden
Joe Biden’s ascension to the White House has precipitated a flurry of activity by graduate student unions at private universities across the country, some of whom had avoided certain organizing efforts during the Trump administration amid fears that their cases would...
by Justin | Mar 16, 2021 | Organizing, UAW Local 2325
Attorneys and social workers at Queens Defenders, a nonprofit legal defense group, voted to unionize with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), a union representing workers at legal nonprofits, in a landslide, yet contentious election. With a vote of 46 in...
by Justin | Mar 12, 2021 | Organizing, Queens Public Defenders, UAW Local 2325
QUEENS, NY–After a lengthy battle with Queens Defenders management, including the firing of two beloved employees, the National Labor Relations Board has certified the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW Local 2325 as the representative of...
by Justin | Mar 10, 2021 | Amazon, Opinion, Organizing
Carmen Molinari argues that viral boycott calls like the recent one against Amazon “point us away from the hard work of building real power.” Read the article here.