William P. Jones, Washington Post
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Front-Line Workers in the Covid-19 Fight Need Unions
William P. Jones is professor of history at the University of Minnesota, the Jerry Wurf Memorial Fund Scholar-in-Residence at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, President of the Labor and Working-Class History Association and author of The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights. Protests by garbage collectors, transit and health care workers, grocery clerks and delivery people have called attention to the da
Tom Conway, USW International President
- Apr 29, 2020
- 5 min
America's Backbone
At the start of each shift, Eric Jarvis takes a handful of anti-bacterial wipes and sanitizes the equipment he uses at the Packaging Corp. of America mill in Valdosta, Ga. He worries about getting the coronavirus every time he leaves for work, but knows the nation depends on paper workers like him to produce the linerboard that goes into the cardboard boxes used to ship millions of items to stores and homes each day. Jarvis, president of USW Local 646, may not be on the front
Heartland Network
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
In Memoriam: Union Members Lost in COVID-19 Pandemic
NOTE: Further updates to this list will be added to the AFL-CIO In Memoriam page. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States, our sisters, brothers and friends in the labor movement are among the first casualties. It is important for us to work together during this crisis to prevent further deaths. It is important to thank those who are doing the work to keep us safe and fed. It is important to remember those who we lost because of the coronavirus. This list i
Colleen Wilson, NorthJersey.com
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
NJ Transit bus union takes coronavirus testing into its own hands, sets up site for members
It was the beginning of April when Orlando Riley heard through word-of-mouth about a lab doing coronavirus testing in Paterson. With dozens and dozens of his members getting sick, Riley, head of the state Amalgamated Transit Union that represents several hundred bus operators, got in touch. Two weeks later he had secured some 250 nasal swab tests. And on Saturday, there was a site set up in Irvington to conduct seven hours of drive-thru testing for any union member, symptomat
Labor Leaders, In These Times
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
Capitalism Is Failing Its Coronavirus Stress Test—Only Workers Can Turn Things Around
Corporations will only do the right thing if we make them. At this moment of unprecedented crisis, how can we ensure the physical safety and economic health of U.S. workers? According to a recent USA Today op-ed by four national union leaders—“Coronavirus is a stress test for capitalism, and we see encouraging signs”—the answer is partnering with “well-managed companies” who can “lead the recovery by pulling together and finding new ways to protect, pay and retain employees.”
Randi Weingarten
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
4 Union Leaders: Coronavirus is a Stress Test for Capitalism, and We See Encouraging Signs
Americans should note which companies and politicians stood up for workers in the coronavirus pandemic, and which ones kept expanding the income gap. American businesses will certainly emerge from the coronavirus crisis transformed by the trials of human loss, steep recession and Wall Street collapse. The social fabric of capitalism is undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime stress test. We are seeing the faults with the gig economy and the unfounded faith in finance. We are also see
Amalgamated online
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
Amalgamated Bank Launches Frontline Workers Fund to Support Responders to COVID-19 Pandemic
Amalgamated Bank (Nasdaq: AMAL) today announced the launch of the Frontline Workers Fund, designed to provide financial support for workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, including nurses and health care workers, grocery workers, cleaning service workers, food service workers, laundry workers in hospitals, and retail workers, amongst others. Resources will go to support: Charitable funds initiated by labor unions to provide health benefits and childcare for worke
Admin@iowalabornews.com
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
AFL-CIO's HIT Steps Up to the Plate
As the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple across the metro-area community, the local labor community is pulling together. The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust contributed $10,000 to the Community Services Agency's Emergency Assistance Fund to help laid-off union members. "We are honored to help respond to the immediate daily financial needs of the local labor community in theWashington, D.C. Metropolitan area where we are headquartered," s
Kirk Falconer
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
KPS Capital Partners Receives Buyouts 2020 "Turnaround Deal of the Year" Award for Chassis
It's been life in the fast lane for Chassis Brakes as a result of KPS's complex rebuild, writes Kirk Falconer Brakes are an essential piece of safety equipment in cars, yet when Robert Bosch tried to sell its global foundation-brake unit more than a decade ago it came up short of ready buyers. The Bosch business, a low-tech maker of products like calipers, disk brakes and drum brakes, had for several years been racking up losses. While the North American division was sold i
Adam Blumenthal, Managing Partner
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
Our Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
When history looks back on this period, we'll all remember the myriad challenges and hardships that so many of us are going through and will go through in the weeks ahead - but we'll also remember something else: the selflessness, heroism, and courage of our frontline healthcare workers. Every morning, physicians, nurses, homecare aids, first-responders, and many others wake up and risk their own life to save another. Because of them, more of us are safe and healthy. At Blue