The UA's Larry Sanderson of Paducah and Forward Kentucky top today's AFL-CIO press clips
POLITICS
Pack a union card? Trump will break your plate.
Forward Kentucky
By Berry Craig
Nov. 4, 2024
In a press release announcing the AFL-CIO’s unanimous endorsement of Harris, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in a statement, “From day one, Vice President Kamala Harris has been a true partner in leading the most pro-labor administration in history. At every step in her distinguished career in public office, she’s proven herself a principled and tenacious fighter for working people and a visionary leader we can count on.”
Former President Bill Clinton rallied for Kamala Harris in Charlotte, Sunday
WCNC
By Hank Lee
Nov. 4, 2024
Former President Bill Clinton was in Charlotte on Sunday to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. The former president attended a Charlotte church service and encourage worshipers to cast their ballot for Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. He was joined by national labor leader Fred Redmond, who talked about the importance of voting.
Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers
NPR
By Andrea Hsu
Nov. 4, 2024
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have promised to make life better for workers if elected. But the presidential candidates’ stances are miles apart on many issues affecting workers, including the minimum wage, overtime pay and the power of labor unions. Here are five key issues that set the candidates apart.
Could Dan Osborn, an independent candidate from Nebraska, upend the U.S. Senate race?
USA Today
By Maya Marchel Hoff
Nov. 3, 2024
Of all the competitive U.S. Senate races this year, Senator Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, was expected to win reelection handily, where Trump won with roughly 58% of the vote in 2016 and 2020. But that was before Dan Osborn, a former union leader, decided to run for office as an independent. In a state where Republican victories are almost always a given, Nebraska is now one of the top Senate races to watch in the Nov. 5 election as its outcome could determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress.
A vote for Democratic ticket is a vote for union workers (Opinion)
Las Vegas Sun
By Daniel Lincoln
Nov. 1, 2024
As a battleground state, Nevada is getting a lot of attention this election, and I know many people are sick of it. But as regional director for the Southern Nevada Region of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 16, I know just how important this election is — for our members, members of other unions, and working people across the state.
Minnesota campaigns, volunteers make their final play for votes as clock ticks down
MPR News
By Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters
Nov. 4, 2024
Packed inside the AFL-CIO Labor Federation Building to escape the fall rain, a group of Democratic elected officials, union members and campaign volunteers didn’t let the sudden change of setting upend the reason they were all there.
ORGANIZING
Pennsylvania faculty union joins national AFT
Trib Live
By Bill Schackner
Nov. 4, 2024
The union representing more than 5,000 faculty and coaches across Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities is the latest to affiliate with AFT, a nationwide union of education and other workers. Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties approved the affiliation in a three-day election last week. It begins Jan. 1.
UNION NEGOTIATIONS
Boeing workers vote to accept contract proposal, ending strike
The Washington Post
By Lori Aratani and Rachel Lerman
Nov. 5, 2024
Striking Boeing machinists have ended their nearly two-month walkout, voting to accept a four-year deal that locks in historic gains in wages and benefits that are substantially higher than the company offered before the strike began. Leaders of the 33,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Districts 751 and W24 hailed the agreement, which includes a guarantee that Boeing’s next new airplane will be built in the Seattle area. More than 26,000 union members voted Monday, with 59 percent voting to accept the deal, union district president Jon Holden said at the vote announcement in Seattle. His announcement was met with some cheers and some loud boos in the hall.
Boeing Machinists approve new contract, ending strike
The Seattle Times
By Lauren Rosenblatt, Dominic Gates, Paige Cornwell and Alex Halverson
Nov. 4, 2024
The Boeing strike is over after 53 days. Machinists union members voted Monday to approve the company’s most recent contract offer, enabling Boeing to restart work at assembly plants in Everett and Renton and at parts plants throughout the region. Results announced late Monday showed the offer was approved with 59% of ballots cast in favor. “This is a victory, we can hold our heads high,” said Jon Holden, president of the striking Machinists union local. “We all stood strong, and we achieved something that we hadn’t achieved the last 22 years.”
Boeing workers vote to accept deal, end strike
CNN
By Chris Isidore
Nov. 5, 2024
Striking workers at embattled plane maker Boeing voted Monday to accept the company’s most recent offer, ending the costliest strike in the United States in more than 25 years. The International Association of Machinists (IAM) said rank-and-file members voted by 59% to approve the deal. IAM members had voted almost unanimously against Boeing’s first offer on the eve of the start of the strike, and then 64% voted against the second offer less than two weeks ago, extending the strike.
New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike
The Washington Post
By Laura Wagner
Nov. 4, 2024
The New York Times Tech Guild walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Monday, making good on a threat that has loomed over the company for months and could disrupt the newspaper’s ability to cover this week’s election results. The Tech Guild called the open-ended unfair labor practice strike after increasingly intense negotiations between the guild and Times management failed to yield a contract agreement, Tech Guild representatives told The Washington Post.
New York Times Tech Workers Strike Just Ahead Of Election Day
HuffPost
By Dave Jamieson
Nov. 4, 2024
Hundreds of tech workers went on strike early Monday morning at The New York Times, threatening to push their work stoppage into Election Day if they don’t see progress on a collective bargaining agreement. The walkout could disrupt what should be a monster traffic day for the paper of record on Tuesday, when all news organizations want their products running smoothly for readers. The tech workers on strike include the many engineers who handle website and app glitches in real time as polls close and viewership surges.
Fort Wayne GM union votes to authorize a strike ahead of negotiations
WNIN
By Timoria Cunningham
Nov. 4, 2024
Union leaders at the General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly plant said the company violated its contract with the United Auto Workers. UAW workers at the plant voted to authorize a strike ahead of negotiations expected in the next week. Rich LeTourneau, UAW Local 2209 bargaining chairman, said GM has managers on the assembly line in place of union workers – and he said that violates the contract. LeTourneau said GM refuses to fill the open jobs at the plant.
Baltimore Sun Union Launches Week-Long Byline Strike
Montgomery Perspective
By Adam Pagnucco
Nov. 4, 2024
The Baltimore Sun Guild, which represents employees of the Baltimore Sun, has launched a byline strike from November 3 to November 10 – a period that includes election day. Under the strike, union members will withhold their bylines from articles published in the newspaper. The union announces the byline strike on X. The action is the latest sign of labor discontent since Sinclair Broadcasting Group Executive Chairman David D. Smith bought the newspaper in January.
Boeing’s strike ends after machinists approve new labor contract with 38% wage increases
NBC News
By Leslie Josephs
Nov. 5, 2024
Boeing machinists approved a new labor deal Monday, ending a more than seven-week strike that halted most of the aircraft production at the company that was already struggling with mounting losses. Machinists voted 59% in favor of the new contract, which includes 38% wage increases over four years and other improvements.
Boeing machinists approve contract, bringing an end to a bruising seven-week strike
NPR
By Joel Rose
Nov. 5, 2024
Boeing machinists voted to approve a contract offer on Monday, closing the book on a bruising strike that lasted more than 53 days. The agreement, which had the backing of the union’s leadership, was approved by 59% of members who voted. “This is a victory,” said Jon Holden, the president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, as he announced the results late Monday night at the union’s hall in Seattle. “We can hold our heads high. We all stood strong, and we achieved something that we hadn’t achieved the last 22 years.”
UNION BUSTING
Dating App Grindr Accused Of Illegal Union-Busting
HuffPost
By Dave Jamieson
Nov. 4, 2024
A spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board said the agency’s general counsel filed the charges Friday, alleging Grindr used the mandate to force out employees because they had “joined the union and engaged in concerted activities.” The NLRB is responsible for investigating union-busting claims and overseeing union elections. The complaint also accuses Grindr of presenting workers with an unlawful severance agreement and refusing to bargain with the workers’ union, the Communications Workers of America.