Voices At Work

Published on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has teamed up with KHOU 11 to give kids the ride of their lives this holiday season.

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Published on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

The family offices through which the world’s wealthiest 0.001% invest are a new force in global finance that few have heard of.

Published on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Employees at a new Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, NY have announced plans to unionize. Employees cited as some of their concerns safety, low pay, high-performance quotas and long shifts with few breaks.

Published on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

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Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Unions, not benevolent corportations, were responsible for the postwar rise in worker income.

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Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

"Long and bloody fights" over healthcare have been happening in workplaces around the country for decades, as employers — themselves sometimes squeezed by our broken system — seek to pass costs onto workers. We're ready to fight for Medicare for All single-payer healthcare. "Obviously, the opposition will be far, far better funded than the supporters are, simply because the ones who stand to benefit will be the public at large, while the ones who stand to lose will be a bunch of highly profitable industries."

Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Jim Hightower is a Texas hero.

Published on Sunday, December 09, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

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Published on Sunday, December 09, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Speakers, skills workshops and panel discussions coming soon! Have you registered for our Young Workers Summit 2019? Visit our website to get signed up. Early Bird Pricing and Hotel Discounts have been extended to Jan. 4th! www.yallsummit.org REGISTER NOW: **Added flexible payment options- Online, Pay at the Door, or Mail a Check!**

Published on Thursday, December 06, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called out a new members of Congress orientation event for not featuring labor leaders on a panel.

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Published on Thursday, December 06, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

EPI's Director of Government Affairs Celine McNicholas explains the joint employer standard: "The joint employer standard is nothing new. In fact, the concept has been in our laws for over 100 years. At its core, it is just about ensuring that all businesses that share control over a worker’s pay, her hours, and her safety, have some responsibility to that worker under the law." Submit your comments to demand the Trump administration stop attacking workers' rights: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/submit-your-comment-demand-the-trump-administration-stop-attacking-workers-rights

Published on Thursday, December 06, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Collective action is powerful! ✊

Published on Thursday, December 06, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Are you a union member? You can get a FREE 6-issue subscription to In These Times magazine right now.

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Published on Thursday, December 06, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said. The two dozen workers were treated at five local hospitals, Robbinsville Township communications and public information officer John Nalbone told ABC News. One was in critical condition while 30 additional workers were treated at the scene. Amazon workers need a union

Published on Wednesday, December 05, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

They tried to artificially inflate the value of their stock. It didn’t work. Now they are laying people off.

Published on Tuesday, December 04, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

In #solidarity with UAW Local 833!

Published on Tuesday, December 04, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

"Shaken by November 6 losses, Wisconsin Republicans seek to change election dates, restrict voting, and limit high-turnout elections before they relinquish power." #1u #WIunion

Published on Tuesday, December 04, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

As she accepted a prestigious European award, the veteran journalist reflected on her life's work of writing about all the people left out of America’s fabulous wealth.

Published on Monday, December 03, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

French police show they no longer want to fight against their own people, the yellow vests.

Published on Sunday, December 02, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

IBEW International President Lonnie R. Stephenson issued the following statement on the occasion of the passing of IBEW International President Emeritus Edwin D. Hill. “The labor movement has lost one of its greatest visionaries and leaders. We join with President Hill’s friends and family in mourning his loss. But while this is a moment of great sadness, we draw inspiration and joy from President Hill’s nearly six-decades of service to working families and the union that was the cause of his life: the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. A native of Center Township, Pennsylvania, and journeyman wireman by trade, from a young age Ed Hill made the IBEW his calling. A second-generation member, he entered the labor movement at its height, a time when it seemed to many that organized labor would only keep growing stronger in the decades to come. But despite the enormous challenges faced by labor and the IBEW in the years ahead, including recessions, the growth of aggressive corporate union-busting and the election of politicians hostile to labor, Ed Hill never gave up and he never gave in. While cherishing our traditions, standing still was never an option for him. He was a leader who understood the need to always be on the forefront of changing trends as the only way we could meet and overcome all the challenges faced by the IBEW. The programs he pioneered and implemented – from the Code of Excellence and market recovery, which created alternative job classifications to help our contractors successfully bid on projects, to business development initiatives and an expanded investment in membership development – ensured that the IBEW not only survived through the toughest of times, but expanded and grew. Ed’s number one job was to ensure that the legacy of the IBEW and the dreams of its founders would be there for subsequent generations of electrical workers and he did that job to the utmost of his ability. The IBEW today is one of the strongest and most influential unions in North America – respected on worksites, in corporate boardrooms and on Capitol and Parliament Hill – and so much of that is due to Ed’s leadership, vision and hard-work. Even upon his retirement, he never stopped serving, working with Electricians Without Borders to help the people of Haiti rebuild after the 2010 earthquake wreaked massive damage across the nation. Ed was a mentor and friend to myself and so many others in the IBEW, and he will be dearly missed. Our hearts and prayers are with the Hill family at this time.”

Published on Saturday, December 01, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Published on Saturday, December 01, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Who gave GM this money? Republicans and who voted for them? Workers who now screwed themselves.

Published on Friday, November 30, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

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Published on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

GM could've invested this $10 billion in its workforce instead of enriching its executives and shareholders, but that's what's wrong with too many publicly traded companies these days.

Published on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

BUSTED!