Bill Clinton praises AFL-CIO for Job Creation
While decrying corporations and banks sitting on $2 TRILLION in cash, Clinton praised AFL-CIO in their progress toward training American workers in clean energy technologies that will produce good american jobs now, and good jobs for future Americans.
US Trade Deficit with China costs 2.8 Million American Jobs
According to a new a study by the Economic Policy Institute, since China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, 2.8 million American jobs have been lost or displaced. These jobs have mainly been lost in the US Manufacturing sector. The report cites illegal currency manipulation as a primary source of U.S. trade deficit with [...]
American Crystal Sugar locks out 1,300 Workers
After 1,300 workers refused the “final offer” of ACS on July 31, 2011, which included “significant increases to workers’ health care costs and major changes to job security, including the right to outsource work, and seniority language”, they were locked out of their plants in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa on August 1, 2011. Replacement [...]
Michael Evers: A Memorial and Tribute
On September 26, 2011, a memorial to Michael Evers life will be held at Teamster City (300 S. Ashland). The Memorial begins at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. However, please RSVP to ianelf@ilcomplaw.com if you will be attending. As many of you know, Mike was general counsel to the Gasworkers Local 18007. John Groenwald, former [...]
Tyson Foods to pay $32 Million in back pay to workers
Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times reported today that Tyson has agreed to pay $32 million in back pay to 17,000 workers for the time they spent working in poultry factories “donning” and “doffing” their required work clothes and associated necessary gear to protect themselves and the poultry. This settlement was approved last Thursday, and [...]
J-1 Employees Exploited by Hershey’s: Part 2
Hershey’s J-1 student workers continue to fight to end Hershey’s exploitation of student workers and to win living wage jobs for local workers. The Jobs with Justice blog published the next steps in their campaign: • “The return of one group of students to the factory as full-time, on-site Labor Justice Monitors, to end the [...]
Nurses Rally to Heal Main Street
On September 1, 2011, nurses in 21 states led rallies to demonstrate the need for the United States government to step up and start fighting to protect its citizens. “America’s nurses every day see broad declines in health and living standards that are a direct result of patients and families struggling with lack of jobs, [...]
Michael J. Evers: 1956 – 2011
We lost a member of our family this past Sunday, September 11, 2011. After a long struggle since the motorcycle accident on August 4, Mike’s kidney’s completely shutdown Thursday night. He had been unconscious for the entire 5 weeks, His liver was shot and multiple internal organs were failing. He was not able to breathe sufficiently on his own and the [...]
Obama calls on Congress to confront jobs crisis now!
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress last Thursday (9/8/11) calling on them to pass the American Jobs Act now. The White House Website states the following ways this act will put Americans back to work: First, it provides a tax cut for small businesses, not big corporations, to help them hire and expand [...]
Hyatt Employees Strike For Better Working Conditions
Hyatt housekeepers have the highest injury rate of any hotel…now it’s time to change that, but Hyatt is fighting it all the way. Hyatt has the heaviest mattresses in the industry, yet refuses to provide fitted sheets to its housekeepers so that they can avoid injuring themselves while lifting these behemoths. Brenda Carter of the [...]