Thursday, February 2, 2017

Texas Regional Press Clips



Southern Region
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Forbes
By Ted Reed
February 1, 2017
South Carolina may be the least unionized state in the union, but its most prominent labor leader – and it does have a few – says Boeing workers in Charleston are ready to join the International Association of Machinists.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gives testimony on "Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America" at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Seattle Times
By Dominic Gates
February 1, 2017
Boeing is taking the gloves off to fight the Machinists union with everything it’s got.
 
IAM News
February 1, 2017
Washington, DC – Robert Martinez, Jr., International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), made the following statement about the introduction of national right-to-work legislation:
 “So-called right-to-work has done enough harm to working people in the states where it is law. Forcing it upon every state in the country would be a national disaster.
 
Texas


Edinburgh Politics

By DAVID A. DÍAZ

February 1, 2017

On Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Speaker’s Committee Room at the Texas Capitol, the Texas AFL-CIO, led by its president, John Patrick and who was joined by other key lawmakers, hosted a news conference on raising the minimum wage in Texas.

 


KGNS

By Yocelin Gallardo

February 1, 2017

Union supporters and business advocates clash over the use of payroll deductions to collect union dues, as two bills look to do away with payroll deduction.

DeLane Adams
AFL-CIO Field Communications
Southern Region
Cell: 404-402-9764
Twitter: @delane392

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Texas Regional Press Clips


Southern Region

Like the FaceBook Page- Boeing Workers at South Carolina – BSC https://www.facebook.com/boeingworkers/

 


Georgia AFL-CIO is providing help to people who have been affected by the devastating storms that hit the Albany area. We are working with some area churches, State Representative Winfred Dukes and the United Way of Southwest Georgia. We are asking for your assistance so that we can provide as much as we can to as many as we can. Your donations can be dropped off on the first floor of the IBEW Local 613 Building (501 Pulliam Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30312) by 5:00 PM on 2/2/17.

 


On Labor

By Hannah Belitz

January 31, 2017

The following provides an overview of Judge Gorsuch’s opinions in cases involving the NLRB and employment discrimination.

 


Littler

By ILYSE SCHUMAN AND MICHAEL J. LOTITO

January 31, 2017

On the whole, Judge Gorsuch’s written opinions on labor and employment issues do not appear to contain any unpleasant surprises for employers. His opinions—which, by and large, are clear and easy to read—have not expressed any new interpretations of existing law that would disadvantage employers.

 


Washington Post

By Drew Harwell and Jonathan O'Connell

January 31, 2017

About 40 housekeepers and guest-room workers at the Trump International Hotel Washington voted last week to join Unite Here Local 25, a chapter that represents 6,500 hospitality workers across the Washington area, a union executive said.


Texas


Corsicana Daily Sun

By John Austin

January 31, 2017

Following a call for ethics reform, Abbott urged lawmakers to end the practice of automatic deduction of union dues from the paychecks of government workers, saying “taxpayer money shouldn’t be used to support the collection of union dues.”

 

Rick Levy, secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, said he’d rather have heard Abbott talking about issues that families discuss around the dinner table.

 

“He seemed to throw a bone to those who are on an ideological crusade,” Levy said. “It was misguided.”

DeLane Adams
AFL-CIO Field Communications
Southern Region
Cell: 404-402-9764
Twitter: @delane392

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