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Machinists Win Certification in Ontario The IAM organized 70 workers at Purewood Incorporated in Brampton, Ontario after the company agreed to recognize the right of temporary workers to vote for a union. “This was a tough nut to crack,” said Scott Jackson, District 78 organizer. “The certification vote was held October 17 th but many
Read moreThere hasn’t always been a minimum-wage law to protect unskilled or semiskilled workers. Until the 1930s, individual wages were determined largely by employers. Workers had to accept whatever compensation was offered or simply remain unemployed. This didn’t necessarily mean all employers of that time paid extremely low wages, but the laws of supply and demand
Read moreLess than three weeks remain before what is shaping up to be the largest union mobilizations in decades. The week leading up to International Human Rights Day on Dec.10 will include events across the country and around the world aimed at restoring workers’ right to form and belong to a union of their choosing. For
Read moreGeneral Motors struck a blow to working families all over the country today when they announced they would be cutting 30,000 jobs and closing up to 12 manufacturing plants in the next three years. G.M. is planning to shut down automobile assembly plants in Oklahoma, Michigan, Tennessee, Georgia and Ontario. They will also shut down
Read moreNovember 22, 2005 – The U.S. manufacturing sector, and domestic automakers in particular, desperately need help easing health-care costs and other burdens to ensure their viability, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said on Friday. “We’re facing a Category 5 economic hurricane,” the Democratic governor told Reuters, when asked about the plight of struggling U.S. automakers. ”This
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