Dozens of Casa Bonita workers on Friday voted to unionize, adding muscle to their requests for more protections, better pay and other concerns that performers have shared in recent months. About 80 cliff divers, magicians, actors, puppeteers and others at the Mexican eatery — which was bought by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt … Read more
Teachers in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead will remain on strike heading into another school week as halting negotiations failed to reach a deal again over the weekend. Monday marks the seventh day on strike for the Gloucester and Beverly teachers unions and the sixth day for the Marblehead educators. Teachers strikes are illegal under Massachusetts … Read more
“No Other Land” and “Union” are films that Hollywood and corporate America don’t want you to see. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials … Read more
Beverly and Gloucester teachers’ unions were ordered to pay $50,000 fine Wednesday as contentious negotiations continue and their strike heads into its fourth school day Thursday. An Essex Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that the union must pay $50,000 if the strike continued past 6 p.m. and the fines will increase by $10,000 each day … Read more
New York Times technology staffers went on strike Monday morning just ahead of Election Day, threatening to disrupt the paper’s coverage as the 2024 presidential race comes to a close. The Times’ tech guild walked off the job shortly after midnight, according to the Wall Street Journal. The guild’s demands include worker protections, fair pay … Read more
Smaller, mostly non-union hotels with 100 or fewer rooms will be exempt from a key provision of a proposed law that imposes stricter licensing requirements on the hotel industry. The legislation, expected to be passed by the City Council next week, will excuse “mom and pop” hotels from a ban on contracting out for “core … Read more
Cliff divers, magicians and other performers at Casa Bonita are seeking to unionize to address safety concerns in the workplace and negotiate their pay. Their concerns range from insufficient training, scheduling and safety to “abusive patrons emboldened by alcohol,” according to a statement released Wednesday by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local … Read more
Boeing will send layoff notices to thousands of its employees within the coming weeks and a senior US official has flown to Seattle to encourage negotiations between the planemaker and the union, according to a report. Boeing will next month send 60-day notices to thousands of workers, including employees in its commercial aviation division, a … Read more
Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and particularly for women of color. But Black and Latina women are starting to gain ground, landing top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U.S. That has translated … Read more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the complaint announced late on Monday claims Apple required employees nationwide to sign illegal confidentiality, nondisclosure, and noncompete agreements and imposed overly broad misconduct and social media policies. The complaint accuses Apple of “interfering with, restraining, and coercing employees in the exercise of” their rights under federal labor … Read more
