“Progressive Labor Union” Presidents
CHRIS SHELTON, President of the CWA
Communication Workers of America CWA-Union.org
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ROBERT McELLRATH, President, ILWU
We’re the Longshore/Warehouse Union ILWU.org
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MARK DIMONDSTEIN, President APWU
American Postal Workers Union APWU.org
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FREDERIC ROLANDO, President NALC
National Association of Letter Carriers – NALC.org
5 Days a Week + Sat. – Nat’l Association of Letter Carriers Fredric Rolando addresses the need for Unions to unite and re-build our Labor Movement. The President speaks about the Solidarity movement of the 4 Postal Unions. He gives special credit to the APWU American Postal Workers Union. He speaks about the GOP conspiracy to privatize the Post Office. The GOP Pre-pay Pension-Healthcare scam costing Unions $5.5 Billion per year. The sole reason the USPS is in the red. USPS earns $680 Billion per year, and the GOP wants it. Wall Street wants it to gamble on SWAPS.
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JAMES HOFFA, Jr. Pres. IBT
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Teamster.org
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Teamster Pres. James Hoffa
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Ken Hall Sec’y Treasurer of IBT – TEAMSTER.org
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DANNY DeVITO on HOFFA
and our Teamsters (IBT)
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LARRY HANLEY Criticizes MTA “Reform”
ATU Transit union calls Metro bill ‘heartless’ and ‘cruel’
By Faiz Siddiqui April 24 Metro track walkers enter the tunnel between the Waterfront Station and L’Enfant Plaza Metro stations, the day after an incident where a Yellow Line train filled with smoke, leading to the death of one woman and forcing 80 passengers to seek medical attention. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post)
Metro’s largest union denounced a Maryland congressman’s proposed legislation to overhaul the agency’s governance and labor practices Monday, saying it is “among the most outrageous proposals ever put forth by a Democratic member of Congress in recent memory.” Amalgamated Transit Union International, issued a scathing letter Monday to Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who in February introduced the Improvement Act of 2017 . The bill would award Metro $750 million over 10 years in exchange for broad reforms to the agency’s labor and governance, and includes a provision that would give Metro management greater power to reassign workers or rely on outside contractors. In the letter, ATU International President Lawrence J. Hanley says, “The bill holds hostage hundreds of millions of sorely-needed dollars from WMATA until our collective bargaining agreement is changed to allow the transit authority to ‘implement all necessary operational changes required’ and lower costs by outsourcing our work.” In statement Monday, Delaney defended his bill as striking a balance between labor protections and addressing the system’s long-term needs. “The bill maintains all federal labor protections and requires that any collective bargaining agreement allows WMATA to provide a high level of service, reliability, and safety,” Delaney said. “If we don’t increase funding and reform Metro’s governance, we run the risk of the system collapsing, which is bad for workers, riders and the entire region.” Delaney has expressed his support for union protections in the past, but said Metro’s management should also have the flexibility to operate the system. The Delaney bill would preserve wage safeguards outlined in the federal Davis-Bacon Act, and requires smaller concessions than a bill expected to be introduced in coming weeks by Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.). But the union contends that the Delaney bill targets wages and benefits for Metro employees. In the letter, Hanley goes on to call the legislation “invasive, heartless, and cruel.” “Congress has no business injecting itself into collective bargaining matters between outside parties,” Hanley writes.
[Democrat’s fix for Metro: $750 million from feds in exchange for governance, labor changes ]
Delaney’s bill does not take a position on whether to keep binding arbitration in labor negotiations. Comstock has said she would put a stop to the practice to cut labor costs.
As the region’s only Republican in the GOP-controlled Congress, Comstock’s bill is expected to have an easier path.
ATU Local 689 has its own proposal to fix the system. It includes a mix of flat fares, labor partnerships and dedicated taxes to help increase sagging ridership and bolster the agency’s revenue.
Hanley’s letter includes a copy of the union proposal, “Fund It, Fix It, Make it Fair,” and invites Delaney to review it.
LARRY HANLEY PRES. ATU
ATU – Amalgamated Transit Union
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LARRY HANLEY, President A.T.U. The Austerity Attack on
Public Transit, 14% Chicago Transit Bus Drivers LAID OFF
ATU Reps 30,000 Canadian and 170,000 US Bus Drivers
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JEAN ROSS, Co-Pres., NNU NURSES
National Nurses United and Minnesota Nurses Assoc.
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JEAN ROSS, Co-Pres. NNU NURSES
Minnesota Nurses Association Strikes 2010
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Jean Ross, Karen Higgins, Deborah Burger
Co-Presidents of the 185,000 Nurses in NNU
Minnesota Nurses Assoc. and California Nurses Assoc.
Support Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street Transactions!
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National Nurses United and Minnesota Nurses Association – NNU Founding Convention, Arizona, 2009
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RoseAnn DeMoro, President of the N.N.U.
Supports a tiny WALL STREET TAX
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JOHN SAMUELSEN, President of Local 100, Transport Workers Union, Denounces NYC – MTA Cuts to Services
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JOHN SAMUELSEN, E.V.P. TWU Local 100,
Transport Workers MTA Meeting
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JOHN SAMUELSEN, EVP. Local 100 TWU
John Steps Up for Para-Transit Service GCS Workers
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MAY KAY HENRY Pres. SEIU
Service Employees International Union @ DNC 2016
Speaks out for $15 Minimum
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MARY KAY HENRY at SEIU CONVENTION
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RANDI WEINGARTEN President AFT
AFT – American Federation of Teachers
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RANDI WEINGARTEN President AFT
American Federation of Teachers on Teacher Tenure
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RANDI WEINGARTEN President AFT
AFT – American Federation of Teachers – LIU Lockout Randi Assails LIU Assault on Fairness & Equality for Teachers and Students in Brooklyn, NY
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LEE SAUNDERS, President AFSCME
American Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees
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LEE SAUNDERS, President AFSCME American Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees – “Never Give In”
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LEE SAUNDERS, Pres. AFSCME “Strong”
American Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees Lee Saunders on Union-Hater Gov. Walker in Wisconsin
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U. E. UNION
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers
President PETER KNOWLTON UE-union.org
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