by Justin | May 18, 2021 | Dublin Volvo Truck, Labor Notes, UAW Local 2069
One of the biggest insults, according to Sisk, was raising the cost of health care. Out-of-pocket costs would rise by the end of the contract to $2,000 a year, with a $4,000 deductible. Under the current contract, workers are divided into “core”—those with more than...
by Justin | Mar 19, 2021 | Education, Labor Notes
It isn’t a conference, but it is a chance to gather with workers from across the country to learn new skills, talk tough challenges, and rekindle troublemaking energy. Labor Notes will be holding a series of workshops and conversations throughout the month of April...
by Justin | Feb 10, 2021 | Labor Notes
Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teachers Union president who led the landmark 2012 strike, died February 7. Her generosity, charisma, and indomitable strength of purpose were gifts to labor organizers across the country who watched, learned, listened, and stepped up...
by Justin | Feb 3, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Education, Labor Notes
Your union contract isn’t expected to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. But it does matter if it’s well written. The goal is a contract that members can read. Member participation in enforcement starts with a contract which is reader-friendly. Don’t blindly include...
by Justin | Jan 28, 2021 | Collective Bargaining, Labor Notes, Opinion
“Collective bargaining agreements give workers some control over their work lives. Still, it is kind of astonishing how little control most workers have over the place they spend so much time—and how little we demand actual democracy at work.I’m often asked in...
by Justin | Jan 19, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Labor Notes, Nelson Lichtenstein, Organizing, UAW Corruption Scandal
“The UAW has been a one-party regime for many decades because the union convention, which elects all the top national officers, has been tightly controlled by an “Administration Caucus,” which routinely wins an overwhelming proportion of the delegate vote.Actual...
