“Kellogg’s plans to start hiring permanent replacements for some of its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers after negotiations broke down again,” ABC News reported on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (story here). Unionized Kellogg’s workers have been striking since early October o[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Unions’
Biden signals support for unions
During the fall campaign, President Biden promised to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” Those weren’t empty words. He immediately fired the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel and deputy general counsel, both Trump appointees. On Sunday, February 28, [...]
January 29th, 2020 - 10:52 am § in Misc.
WHEN UNIONS CROSS THE LINE
SEIU199 is on strike against Swedish Hospital Can someone tell SEIU they are in violation of the law! I am not talking about the strike, but about this form, I received yesterday by email! Frankly, I was surprised that SEIU1199 would do this. I had been contacted before the strike about joining th[...]
September 26th, 2018 - 11:06 pm § in Politics
Do unions help workers get higher wages?
It’s practically an article of faith that union jobs pay better. Do they? This graph (from Nate Silver’s “538” blog, based on BLS data) indicates they do. (Note: Public sector wages average more because of higher educational requirements and steady work schedules; most govern[...]
October 1st, 2017 - 10:27 pm § in Misc.
The Unforseen Perils of Self Driving Trucks
These are likely to put thousands of working girls out of a job![...]
September 12th, 2017 - 12:12 am § in Misc.
Why We Need a War on Educashun
Question: The war on drugs brought us more drugs cheaper, the war on terror bred terrorists. When are we having a war on education? Answer: Actually we do have war on education. As with drugs, the kids lose.[...]
May 24th, 2017 - 11:47 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Seattle
Seattle court strikes blow to Seattle’s effort to unionize Uber drivers. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik has issue a temporary injunction against the city of Seattle’s ordinance permitting Uber drivers to unionize. The lawsuits came from the US Chamber of Commerce and the Freedom [...]
May 5th, 2017 - 8:52 am § in Misc.
Lessons for the US from Germany
Workers and unions made modern Germany great The German economy is going great guns thanks to high exports and strong unions.[...]
February 22nd, 2017 - 12:24 am § in The Ave Scene
REMEMBER WHEN NEW BOEING PLANES FIRST FLEW OVER SEATTLE?
Last week, on February 17, before Candidate Trump (2020 election) held his first rally, President Trump went to celebrate the roll out of Boeing’s 787-10 of the 787 Dreamliner family. For the first time in Boeing Company history, a new Boeing commercial airliner was rolled at in North Char[...]
How Much Are Teachers Paid??????????????????
TEACHER PAY IS CONFUSING Teacher pay becomes a major issue because of the right of teachers to strike and because parents depend on teachers for that most precious thing, their kids’ futures. And because, in this state, teacher pay is the major part of the tax money the state is supposed to pa[...]