Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/midwest/page/2/)
Pennsylvania workers represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America have been on strike since late June. They’re fighting for a green overhaul of the rail industry.
Nurses warn Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet is failing to comply with a 2021 Illinois law to ensure safe staffing. Now, they’re fighting for improvements at the bargaining table.
A 911 call, obtained through a FOIA, only cites dehydration as the possible cause of the fatal medical emergency.
“Cops are the first line of defense for business owners and employers, so I think it makes sense for labor to be opposed to Cop City.”
In Des Moines, Iowa, the militant Local 90 is preparing for what could be the largest strike against a single company in US history.
Diesel engines have gotten a sweetheart deal from environmental regulators. It’s time that changed.
A worker’s arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test.
“Corporate greed [is] turning railroads into banks to extract billions and billions of dollars from what should be critical infrastructure.”
When they want to wage war or destroy the planet, American political elites are obsessed with “job creation.” When workers start accruing a modest amount of power, elites demand increased unemployment.
Workers accuse the company of refusing to bargain in good faith for a union contract.