Category: Front Page
SMART TD Regional, Day 1: Solidarity key to fighting in post-Janus world
Strength, unity and education will be the way to fight the United States Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision last week on Janus v. AFSCME 31 that overturned more than four decades of legal precedent. That was the message given at the opening session of the SMART Transportation [...]
Happy Canada Day and Fourth of July!
Let’s offer our Sisters, Brothers and Friends to the north a belated “Happy Canada Day” on Sunday, June first. Before the rest of us begin to enjoy ourselves and spend time with our friends, family and loved ones on this Fourth of July, let’s pause to remember the liberties w [...]
Water. Rest. Shade.: Staying safe while working in the heat
OSHA’s campaign to keep workers safe in the heat OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention campaign, launched in 2011, educates employers and workers on the dangers of working in the heat. Through training sessions, outreach events, informational sessions, publications, soci [...]
GP Sellers Video: Transportation Safety
Assaults on bus and transit operators occur daily, threatening the safety of working members and the riding public. Every day there is more news of incidents where unruly passengers have spit on, threatened, beaten, stabbed or even shot some of our Brothers and Sisters while [...]
Tell Michigan Republicans You Will Remember In November
Michigan Republicans just voted to take prevailing wages away from all construction workers on publicly funded projects across the state. The legislature could have let the issue go to the ballot, but chose to take it up and approve it on Wednesday. Shortly after the Senate p [...]
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Majority of Congress Failed to Support Retirees In 2017
The Alliance for Retired Americans recently released its 2017 voting record which scored every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues affecting current and future retirees. The annual report examined 10 key Senate and House votes in 2017, highlighting issues concerning the [...]
Local 20’s Easterline Profiles Union Apprenticeship Options On Local Indiana Show
Local 20’s Darryl Easterline visits a local news show on ABC 21 in Indiana to talk about Building Futures, a free Allen County pre-apprenticeship class to prepare people for careers in the skilled trades. Brother Esterline is President of the Northeast Indiana Building [...]