Employees of the Washington Legislature could start pursuing union representation Wednesday and two groups of workers did. Both are Republican. Legislative assistants for GOP members of the state House and Senate want the recently formed Legislative Professionals Association to represent them. Petitions on behalf of workers in each chamber were filed with the Public Employment […] The post Republican legislative staff move first to unionize under new WA law appeared first on Washington State Sta
On April 18, Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia, violated university procedures and authorized the New York Police Department to arrest dozens of Columbia students, including members of Student Workers of Columbia – SWC-UAW 2710. The protesting students and student workers had bravely held the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the…
Forming an independent union from scratch in a workplace with high turnover rates that’s never been unionized and is part of an industry with little history of organized labor is hard work. …
After nearly two years of fierce negotiations, the City Council on Tuesday announced it finally struck a tentative contract with the union representing