A blue wave of solidarity blanketed the streets of Trois-Rivières, Quebec! Over five-thousand demonstrators were demanding a resolution to the lockout of ABI smelter workers. The Grand Solidarity March has been organized in support of 1,030 workers, members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9700, who have been locked out of their jobs at the ABI smelter since Jan. 11, 2018.
200 locked-out USW Local 9700 members from the ABI aluminum smelter in Bécancour, Quebec, drove more than 12 hours to demonstrate at Alcoa's (NYSE: AA) shareholders’ meeting today. A delegation of union representatives equipped with shareholders’ proxies also attended the meeting to address Alcoa’s role in the 16-month lockout of 1,030 workers at the ABI smelter.
A brief video featuring testimonials from the classified employees and school site aides of the Fontana Unified School District in Fontana, California.
A video describing the union voting process for the University of Pittsburgh Graduate Employees
The graduate student employees at the University of Pittsburgh will soon have the opportunity to vote for union representation. After years of hard work, it's time to finally come together and speak to the university with one collective voice. Vote union yes!
Over a million Americans who worked their whole lives and deferred wages for retirement security are now at risk of losing their pensions. Thanks to a perfect storm of the Great Recession, changing industries, unbalanced trade policies, and other factors outside of our control, these so-called multi-employer pensions plans are at risk of going bankrupt unless Congress takes action.
