Dec 1, 2022 | Chapter Updates, Electoral, Labor, PEWG blog
The rail freight carriers that employ approximately 125,000 unionized employees have spent years prioritizing shareholders and executives, making record profits for the railroad industry. At the same time, the carriers have downsized the rail workforce by furloughing...
Dec 1, 2022 | Endorsements, Labor
For years, railroad companies have cut costs to drive up profits for shareholders, leaving workers to bear the consequences. Rail workers’ pay has stagnated despite increasing workloads, long hours, and a lack of paid sick time. The Biden administration is...
Apr 28, 2021 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” This article was originally published in The Dish: A Workers Rag, the newsletter of DSA’s Restaurant Organizing Project. By Henry De Groot With the increase in food delivery during the pandemic, the idea of virtual restaurants is...
Apr 25, 2021 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” A Report from the Picket Line By Daniel Davis The resolve of the striking St. Vincent nurses has paid off, as hospital owner Tenet Healthcare has said they will resume negotiations sometime next week. I saw firsthand how the nurses’...
Apr 24, 2021 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” An Argument for a Permanently Expanded Social Safety Net By Matthew Erlich With news breaking on April 22 that the Massachusetts Nurses Association and Tenet Healthcare will be resuming talks in the coming days, after prolonged...
Apr 20, 2021 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Working Mass In a lengthy interview with LaborNotes, Joshua Brewer, the head RWDSU organizer on the Bessemer campaign, provides a detailed and valuable account of the campaign from the union’s perspective. He pushes back against...
