The president of the Association of Flight Attendants is calling on the labor movement to conduct a “general strike to end the government shutdown.” hinterlandgazette.com/2019/01/flight…
.@BernieSanders thanks UE Local 506 President Scott Slawson and the members of UE Locals 506 and 618 for "standing up, not just for workers in Erie, but for every worker in America" against corporate greed #BernieInBrooklyn#1u#UnionStrong
Hundreds of members of UE Local 506 marched “down the avenue” inside Wabtec’s Erie, PA facility today to make it clear to the company that they are willing to fight for the right to strike. 1/4
UE Locals 506 and 618 strike wabtec locomotive plant in #EriePA demanding green jobs. Union says corporation’s unwillingness to solve problems in the plant stands in the way of “jobs of the future.” ueunion.org/press-release/…
Graduate workers at Indiana University have been on strike since Wednesday, after they voted by 97.8 percent to strike for union recognition, in the face of the IU administration's refusal to recognize their union. Follow @IndianaGrads and #IUONSTRIKE22 for more. #1u
UE’s General Executive Board issued a statement today calling for “an independent political organization, based on a political program that can unite us, which can fight for that platform in the electoral arena — in short, a labor party.”
50 years ago, a team of artists led by John Pitman Weber and Jose Guerrero created the “Solidarity” mural in the lobby of the UE Hall in Chicago, at that time the center of a vibrant working-class neighborhood. (1/5)
UE is one of seven national unions which announced the formation of the National Labor Network for Ceasefire (NLNC) today, along with over 200 local unions. The aim of the network is to “end the death and devastation” in the Middle East… (1/3)
Wabtec and UE Locals 506 and 618 announced today that they have reached an agreement to end the strike at the Company's Erie, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. Full statement: