WORKPLACE AUGUST 30, 2017 Labor Union Approval Best Since 2003, at 61% by Art Swift STORY HIGHLIGHTS High union approval still not as high as in the 1930s to 1960s New high of 39% of Americans say unions should have…
Rightwing alliance plots assault to ‘defund and defang’ public sector unions Conservative campaign aims to strike ‘mortal blow’ on government unions ‘A once-in-a-lifetime chance to reverse the failed policies of the American left’ Teachers in California protest against a Wisconsin…
CBIA: Labor pact could lock in ‘unsustainable’ costs PHOTO | PABLO ROBLES Joe Brennan, president and CEO of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. —PATRICIA DADDONA – Hartford Business Journal — The five-year extension of state employee workers’ contracts agreed to…
Union ad casts GOP leaders as ‘protectors of billionaires’ –By: KEITH M. PHANEUF | July 20, 2017– CT Mirror — The state’s largest healthcare workers’ union took some jabs Thursday at the top Republicans in the legislature, charging them in a new ad…
State employees overwhelmingly ratify concessions By Keith M. Phaneuf and Mark Pazniokas via CTMirror Unionized state employees have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the concession deal negotiated with the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, shifting the focus to a closely…
Pope Francis’ Union Message Published July 8th, 2017 – BENJAMIN SACHS Pope Francis delivered an address to the Confederation of Trade Unions in Italy (CISL), and his message is a compelling one. It can be read in its entirety here. For me,…
Gimme! Coffee baristas officially vote to be unionized JUNE 1, 2017 BY GUEST CONTRIBUTOR _ The Ithaca Voice ITHACA, N.Y. — Seventeen Gimme! Coffee baristas voted today, concluding at 9 p.m., by a vote of 16 to 1 in a National Labor…
Dan Haar: New Long-Term Savings Figures For State Employee Concessions Show It’s A Solid Deal Dan Haar – Hartford Courant Finally some good news for Connecticut’s battered fiscal and economic picture: Early numbers on the long-term effect of the…
Senate GOP: Overhauling labor laws would save more than concessions By: KEITH M. PHANEUF | May 31, 2017, CT Mirror, KYLE CONSTABLE / CTMIRROR.ORG Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, is joined by other members of the Senate Republican…
Dems Praise Agreement Say Thanks — Rs Say Not Enough Hartford Courant– Christopher Keating and Daniela Altimari Unions Promote Collective Bargaining as Best Process for Reaching Savings – Ratification Vote in July CT Mirror– Keith M. Phaneuf Hartford Courant Says Agreement is…