MUST WATCH
Union movement revved up by Starbucks, cannabis workers
NJ Spotlight News
By Ted Goldberg
May 3, 2022
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: “They’re fed up, They’re fired up and They’re not going to take it anymore” “They see the power of the collective that they don’t have to just sit back and take it, the mistreatment, the poor wages, lack of safety and health conditions. That they can actually come together in a union and have more power”
AMAZON
Amazon Workers Urged to Fight On After Staten Island Union Push Fails
Newsweek
By Aila Slisco
May 2, 2022
"The @AFLCIO stands in solidarity with the brave @amazonlabor workers who are changing the world and just getting started," AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler tweeted. "In the words of [union organizer] other Jones, in the face of adversity we don't mourn—we organize!"
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation labor federation president reacts to supply chain issues (Video)
ABC News
May 3, 2022
Greg Regan, the president of one of the largest rail worker unions in the country, said supply chain issues have been around since well before the pandemic and may get worse.
JOINING TOGETHER
Summit Starbucks Workers Vote 7-3 In Favor Of Unionizing
Patch
By Remy Samuels
May 3, 2022
Gov. Phil Murphy and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler joined workers from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 360's Cannabis Division and Starbucks employees, who recently elected to be represented by Workers United, for a roundtable discussion on Tuesday morning. Various workers spoke about why they recently voted to join a union and why joining a union is important for workers in emerging industries.
Unions are having a moment. Here’s how that can be good for labor and business
Fortune
By Harry C. Katz
May 2, 2022
After two years of a pandemic that exposed the grueling life of essential workers and the social justice issues that exacerbate challenges faced by low-wage households, labor is having a moment. Collective bargaining–both the contracts that set pay, work rules, and other employment terms and the daily administration of those collective bargaining agreements–can provide positive contributions to both sides through a reduction in turnover and an improvement in communication.
LABOR AND COMMUNITY
Life, legacy of 'labor priest' Msgr. George Higgins recalled at AFL-CIO forum
National Catholic Reporter
By Mark Pattison
May 3, 2022
"If you look around today, you can see the true measure of the impact Msgr. Higgins made on the labor movement," said Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO president. "He truly was labor's priest. He dedicated his life to bringing the labor movement and the faith community together, wherever working people are lifting their voices from the grape fields of California in the Modesto valley to the coal fields of Harlan County, Kentucky."
30th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive®: Letter carriers to collect donations
Tomahawk Leader
May 3, 2022
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive on Saturday, May 14. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the largest food drive in the United States, was first held in 1983. The food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. The food drive helps feed millions of Americans and provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need, NALC said. NALC explained that customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. “Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches,” NALC stated.