by James Parks Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 40 years ago this week in the midst of a campaign to support striking Memphis sanitation workers who were trying to gain better pay and working conditions by joining a union. Now, a new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows that […]
Hawaii Legislature Passes Employee Free Choice Measure
by James Parks With passage of the federal Employee Free Choice Act a major issue for working people in the 2008 elections, lawmakers in Hawaii last week passed their own version of the bill. Union members were key to passage of H.B. 2974, which levels the playing field for workers considering a union. The legislation, which […]
Minnesota Nurses Join UAN
by James Parks For the third time in three years, nurses at a hospital owned by Allina Hospitals & Clinics gained a voice on the job by voting to join the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA), an affiliate of the United American Nurses (UAN). The 140 registered nurses at Buffalo Hospital in Buffalo, Minn., overwhelmingly supported […]
Tune in: Telemundo Spotlights Construction Worker Safety
by Mike Hall On Tuesday night, Telemundo’s hit telenovela “Pecados Ajenos” will spotlight construction worker safety. CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) worked with the show’s writers and producers to help develop a storyline that has real life impact on the Latino community. CPWR’s latest edition of the Construction Chart Book (available […]
CLEAN Car Wash Campaign Picks Up Steam
by James Parks Hundreds of union members and community activists marched to three Hollywood car washes Saturday to let car wash owners know they will not quit until car wash employees are treated fairly. More than 200 union members, day laborers, students and union and immigrant rights leaders rallied at the Vermont Hand Wash, the flagship […]
Houston Nurses Vote For Union
by James Parks While most Texans are mourning the Texas Longhorns’ loss in the NCAA basketball tournament yesterday, nearly 300 nurses in Houston are celebrating their own enormous victory. The registered nurses at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center are the first private sector nurses in the Lone Star State to win collective bargaining rights. They gained […]
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