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July 18, 1969
African-American hospital workers won a 113-day union recognition strike in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Updated: Jul. 18 (16:04)

Contract Bargaining
Communications Workers of America Local 1107
Early Negotiations Between CWA and Verizon Has Ended Without An Agreement
Communications Workers of America Local 1120
Early Contract Negotiations Ended
IBEW local 2325
NO AGREEMENT- Early Negotiations End
CWA Local 1103
Summer Picnic
CWA Local 2222
WORKING IN HOT WEATHER SAFETY TIPS
Teamsters Local Union No 570
 
     

New House Bill Would Tax Wall St. Windfalls to Guarantee Good Jobs
Posted On: Jul 07, 2020
July 7, 2020 | JOBS | The pandemic has claimed nearly 15 million U.S. jobs. Meanwhile, high flying financial traders are making a killing off the market volatility caused by the crisis. A new House bill would tax Wall Street windfalls to guarantee good jobs for people in high unemployment areas. The Workforce Promotion and Access Act would ensure employment in jobs that pay at least $15 per hour with benefits and address local needs, such as childcare, eldercare, and infrastructure. “Working people who stand up to corporate bosses and get fired as a result face loss of income, loss of housing, loss of medical care, and food insecurity,” Erica Smiley, Executive Director for Jobs with Justice, said in a press release. “The Workforce Promotion and Access Act blunts the threat of firing and allows working people to demand a role in our economic system.”… Truthout
 
 
Teamsters Local 992
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