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“For decades, unions have fought for livable wages, paid sick leave and other economic issues that benefit all workers, not just union members,” says the president of a nursing union. “Now these issues are front and center in the 2016 presidential campaign.”
Female workers at a plastic container factory are calling for a national boycott of Reynolds, the parent company of their former employer, to highlight charges of forced overtime they are bringing in an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board.
Female retail workers in the New York area experience hardships common in a sector plagued by low pay, little health insurance, scheduling instability and an abuse of part-time job status, a Retail Action Project report finds today.
New York’s legalization of same-sex marriage set off euphoric celebrations this week. It also offers a chance to showcase the political backing of those in the 18-34 age bracket.
Carolyn Williams, chair of the National Building Trades Department’s Standing Committee on Women in the Trades and director of the Human Services Department for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, opens the conference.
