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We Don't Play 'Chicken' with Safety: Worker Wins
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Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with poultry workers coming together to preserve safe line speeds and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
Poultry Workers Defeat Dangerous Speed-Up Proposal: The National Chicken Council submitted a proposal to the USDA to increase the legally allowable speed that working people on poultry lines can be held to. Across the South, members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU/UFCW) leafletted workplaces, called members and went door to door to defeat the proposal, which would have put poultry workers and the general public at increased risk.
Micro-Clean Workers Join Local 19 of SMART After Long Battle: Workers at Micro Clean, a cleanroom certification company, finally won representation and a union contract after an 18-year battle. Employees at Micro-Clean, who work around some of the most dangerous chemical and biological hazards possible, succeeded in winning improved safety and better pay and benefits.
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An envelope with suspicious powder sent to Donald Trump Jr. included a note that told him, 'You are getting what you deserve,' officials said.
An envelope with suspicious powder sent to Donald Trump Jr. included a note that told him, 'You are getting what you deserve,' officials said.
If you want to know how flu spreads, there's no better place to study than a college dorm
Stephen Mader says he he did nothing wrong in May 2016 when he tried to persuade R.J. Williams, to put down his weapon. Another officer later fatally shot Williams.
In a new report, analysts predict Russia will conduct "bolder and more disruptive cyber operations during the next year."
Three Milwaukee County jail staffers are facing criminal charges following the 2016 dehydration death of mentally ill inmate Terrill Thomas.
Jong Jin Kim, who moved to the United States from South Korea in 1982, won over spectators around the world with his charming signs and irrepressible pride.
Jong Jin Kim, who moved to the United States from South Korea in 1982, won over spectators around the world with his charming signs and irrepressible pride.
Make Your Valentine's Day Union-Made!
Are you looking for last-minute gifts for Valentine's Day? Why not give your valentine some union-made sweets this Feb. 14, toast your love with champagne that carries a union label or touch up your pheromones a bit with some smell-good union-made scents.
Sweets
Ghirardelli Chocolate
Hershey’s Chocolate
Russell Stover
See’s Candies
Sweethearts Conversation Hearts
Spirits
Almaden
André
C.K. Mondavi
Charles Krug
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Franzia
Gallo of Sonoma
JFJ
Livingston Cellars
Turning Leaf
Tott’s
Weibel
Wycliff
Flowers
Albertsons
Costco
Gelson’s
Pavillions
Ralph’s
Safeway
Vons
You can also check out union-made Valentine's Day movies. And, remember that Trojans and Durex are both union made.
Want info on more union-made products? Text MADE to 235246 (standard data and message rates may apply).
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 02/13/2018 - 10:28
