by Toneshia Harris | Nov 18, 2010 | Local News
At a time when Congress is considering whether to give the nation’s wealthiest people a holiday gift by extending their Bush-era tax breaks, workers, religious leaders, public officials and others will come together in more than 35 cities across the country to fight... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 18, 2010 | Local News
Starbucks baristas across the United States for the first time next year will begin receiving a time-and-one-half holiday premium for working on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The move comes after a spirited three-year initiative of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union (SWU)... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 16, 2010 | Local News
We have been receiving numerous testimonies on concerns for Bill 469 regarding the Hay Study. So far, many of the concerns brought up deal with three (3) main issues: (1) Senior Employees being capped out (2) Remaining 20% PAY INCREASE for Public Safety officers (3)... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 16, 2010 | Local News
Over the last few years GFT’s Executive Council and staff have been working to build the GFT compound into a facility that all of our members can use. We fenced in and landscaped the property, built a stage and set up canopies. The next step is to build outdoor... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 16, 2010 | Local News
It happens too often. Workers become more productive, often risking serious injury on the job, and make the owners more money. But instead of sharing the wealth, the owners demand givebacks and threaten to shut down the company if the workers don’t agree. The only...