Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Crooked Media Union Members Unanimously Ratify Contract with Wage Increases, AI Protection
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Crooked Media Union Members Unanimously Ratify Contract with Wage Increases, AI Protection
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Members of the Crooked Media union, an affiliate of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), unanimously ratified their first contract, with gains including minimum starting salaries of $80,000, protections against artificial intelligence (AI) and a minimum of 49 days of paid time off. The $80,000 minimum salary rises to $84,000 in 2027 and the three-year agreement includes an immediate 15% increase to base salaries; 30 days’ notice from the company if AI is to be used; increased health insurance coverage; and a minimum of 13 weeks severance. The 61-member unit of Crooked Media produces podcasts, including “Pod Save America” and “Lovett or Leave It.”“Today, members of the Crooked Media Workers Union ratified its first contract with a unanimous yes and 100% participation. It’s one thing to talk about the power of unions; it’s another to actually do the work. We’re pleased to have secured a fair, progressive contract, and for those wins to set a new standard for the industry at large. If we inspire workers at one other company to stand up together, fight for each other, and insist on what they deserve, this has all been worth it,” representatives from the Crooked Media Workers Union said.
Kenneth Quinnell
Fri, 08/16/2024 – 10:12
UAW Members at Cornell University Vote to Authorize Strike, If Necessary
ITHACA – In a historic turnout, workers at Cornell University voted by 94% to authorize a strike if necessary. The contract covers more than 1,200 custodians, groundskeepers, cooks, food service workers, greenhouse workers, gardeners, mechanics and others and expired on June 30. The membership, made up of maintenance and facilities workers, dining workers, gardeners, custodians, transportation […]
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Sun Country Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike
(MINNEAPOLIS) – 558 Teamsters Local 120 flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines have voted to authorize a strike. “The people who run this company want to sit back and do nothing but collect a fat check while everyone else at Sun Country works hard for peanuts,” said Tom Erickson, President of Local 120 and Teamsters […]
Read More....Department of Energy Awards $2 Million to UAW-CMGE to Build High Road Training Pathways for America’s Climate Workforce
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s continued commitment to its Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded UAW Region 6 and the UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy (UAW-CMGE) $2 million to further develop the High Road Battery Training Program in partnership with the Sparkz corporation. The UAW-CMGE is one […]
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America’s Work Force Union Podcast Features IAM Veterans Services Coordinator Rich Evans
IAM’s Veterans Services Coordinator Richard Evans recently joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast host Ed “Flash” Ferenc in the latest episode of the podcast. Evans shared his story about going from a U.S. Navy sailor to an IAM member at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX River), to then becoming an official advocate for
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EAP III Class Helps Representatives Care for Members
IAM Employee Assistance Program (EAP) instructors and peer coordinators gathered recently at the IAM William Winpisinger Education Center to take part three of the four-part training program. The class went over various topics such as dealing with stress, depression, addiction, taking care of caregivers, mental health, and suicide prevention. Several instructors taught specific topics to
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Pharmacy Professionals in Washington State Become First Walgreens Workers to File to Unionize with the IAM’s Pharmacy Guild
The IAM’s movement to unionize America’s pharmacy industry continues to gain momentum. For the first time since launching The Pharmacy Guild (TPG), pharmacists and technicians at Walgreens are taking the next step for their patients by seeking a union election. The store in Vancouver is also the first workplace in Washington State to join TPG’s
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APWU of Florida 2024 Fall Seminar
Room rate: $144/night. To make reservations, call 800-588-4656. Identify yourself as being with the APWU Fall Seminar. Booking deadline: 8/24 or until block is filled. Click here for flyer.
Seminar registration: $55 (postmarked before 8/24/24) ; $65 (postmarked between August 25 – September 13); Late registration: $75 (after Sept. 14).
September 25, 2024 – 8:00AM to September 28, 2024 – 5:00PMThe Florida Hotel1500 Sand Lake Road
Orlando, FL 32809
LocalNoYes2024-09-25 00:00:00APWU of Florida 2024 Fall SeminarHosted by the Central Florida Area Local – Click here for flyer.
Hotel
The Hilton Hotel
1500 Sand Lake Road
Orlando, FL 32809
Room rate: $144/night. To make reservations, call 800-588-4656. Identify yourself as being with the APWU Fall Seminar. Booking deadline: 8/24 or until block is filled.
Registration
Early Bird: $55 (postmarked before 8/24/24) ;
Regular Rate: $65 (postmarked between August 25 – September 13);
Late registration: $75 (after Sept. 14).
Registration forms must accompany all payments. NO EXCEPTIONS. Checks must be made payable to:
“APWU of Florida” and send to Angela Johnson P.O. Box 2881 Jacksonville, FL 32203. Click here to download the APWU of Florida Fall Seminar Registration Form.
Schedule
September 25:
Florida Presidents Conference
Florida Retirees Conference
September 26-28:
Training Classes
For more information on the seminar, visit apwuflorida.org or please contact Angela Johnson, Director of Education apwu.angye@gmail.com or call 904-354-0344.
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Air Transport Territory Leadership Visits Puerto Rico Membership to Help with Hurricane Ernesto Recovery
IAM Air Transport Territory General Vice President Richie Johnsen continues to travel the country, making station visits to meet directly with IAM members. He recently joined IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff Edison Fraser, and representatives from IAM District 141 and District 142 in Puerto Rico to assess the damage and provide the necessary
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Air Transport Territory Leadership Visits Puerto Rico Membership During Hurricane Ernesto
IAM Air Transport Territory General Vice President Richie Johnsen continues to travel the country, making station visits to meet directly with IAM members. He recently joined IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff Edison Fraser, and representatives from IAM District 141 and District 142 in Puerto Rico as members discuss upcoming United negotiations and the
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