The open bargaining resolution also calls for the Letter Carriers to coordinate rallies to build support among the membership, the public, and the broader labor movement, NALC Branch 9 shop steward Tyler Vasseur wrote: labornotes.org/blogs/2024/04/…

German public transit workers are also fighting to boost bus service. 'Our energy and industrial sectors have almost halved their climate pollution over the past 30 years. But on transportation, our third-biggest source, we’ve made nearly zero progress.': labornotes.org/2024/04/bus-dr…

'Union workers for the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHHS) took to the picket line to protest what they say are unrealistic work expectations.

The informational picket was organized by UAW Local 6000, who represents state office workers.'

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The UAW Daimler bargaining team came out in force today and sent a clear message to management:

'TICK TOCK — It's time for a record contract!'

#StandUpDaimler

Public transit workers across Germany have broken new ground by coordinating our contracts—nearly all of them nationwide have expired over the last four months—and shutting down bus systems with strikes in 57 cities. labornotes.org/2024/04/bus-dr…

Just got my copy of Dollars & Sense new book 'Real World Labor' and I was happy to contribute an updated article on EWOC, Emergency Workplace Organizing!
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ICMYI: Mercedes dangled a carrot to sate the hunger of workers for change through a union of their making like the cars they build with their hands. labornotes.org/blogs/2024/04/…

Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama were forced to attend 20-minute anti-union meetings with the company’s top management today. Recordings obtained by Labor Notes show top management dangled carrots and put on a contrite-boss act, promising to do better.

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Do you like Greek drama? Welcome to the contrite-boss masquerade at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama, where workers were forced to attend 20-minute anti-union meetings with the company’s top management today.

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EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Nominations Meeting for the upcoming ALU Leadership Elections has been scheduled for Saturday, May 11th.

Thank you, UFT, for hosting. We'll see you all there. Time to get this union back on track and work together for the contract fight we deserve! ✊

NEW: How Letter Carriers at the U.S. Postal Service are organizing for open bargaining: They're discussing how to pass an open bargaining resolution in their local branches, fighting Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s plans for consolidation, and more: labornotes.org/blogs/2024/04/…

Gear up for an incredible conference at our Happy Hour meetup with @CoreTeachers, Chicago DSA 🌹 and the Caucus of Rank-and-File Entertainment Workers (CREW).

SCOOP: Mercedes-Benz management held an all-team meeting today after the UAW filed for an election. After president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Michael Göbel spoke about election. He handed it off to vice President of Quality Ashim Manchanda. 1/11

What new songs will workers bring to the late night jam sessions at Labor Notes 2024? Here's one of my favorites from the last conference. youtube.com/watch?v=lBiOme…

Friends and family of legendary labor singer Anne Feeney have announced the first in-person events celebrating the life and work of “Pittsburgh’s hellraiser,” who passed away following complications from Covid in 2021.

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