Middletown, CT public works employees spent a day of “hard bargaining” and agreed to a three year contract that includes a 3 to 3.25 percent wage increase each year but conceded higher medical co-payments.
Wal-Mart is coming under increasing scrutiny by labor and humanitarian groups, as well as high profile politicians as the holidays approach. The world’s largest retailer made $ll.2 billion in profits last year.
A mural depicting labor’s contribution to the city of Madison, WI is underway in a project supported by grants from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, Madison Arts Commission, and the Wisconsin Arts Board, as well as by donations from local unions and individuals.
Representatives from four Teamsters locals and five smaller unions at the Philadelphia Daily News and The Inquirer agreed to a third extension of contract talks. At issue are the workers’ pension plans and layoff seniority.
The San Bernardino Unified School District used a fictitious union agreement to defend unorthodox hiring practices that encouraged nepotism and cronyism, according to members of the California School Employees Association. The district is under pressure to implement the merit model used throughout the state.
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