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50,000 Washington State Workers Walkout en Masse at LunchTime
Today, over 50,000 Washington State workers walked out at noon in what is described as a "Walkout for Washington." The walkout only lasted an hour but was a sign of growing frustration with the state.
"We have received a proposal from management to remove some of the assignment pays for some of our harder to fill job classes that we just won in our last contract, which would equate to a 5 percent pay cut for a good portion of our membership with them offering only 1 percent over two years," Ashley Fueston, the WFSE vice president and an employee at the Employment Security Department told KOMO. "So these pay cuts they are offering are just kind of a slap in the face."
Machinists Expect Boeing Workers to Vote Down Contract Offer
More strike action in Washington State could be possible. IAM Local 571, which represents 30,000 workers in the region, expects the contract to be voted down.
"The response from people is it's not good enough," Machinist Union District 751 president Jon Holden told the Seattle Times. "Right now, I think it will be voted down, and our members will vote to strike."
For more, check out the Seattle Times.
PA Battery Workers Win Unionize
Finally, Eos battery workers here in Pittsburgh voted to unionize by a margin of 88 to 39. Three workers were fired, and organizers said that the firing was in violation of federal labor law.
Now, workers are excited to overcome union busting to win.
"We're going to look out for the workers who are going to come after us," Veronica Lattimore, a worker organizer at Eos told Capital and Main. "We're about to make better working conditions for everyone."
For more, check out Capital & Main
Links & News Elsewhere
- NCAA's landmark deal to pay college athletes on hold after hearing
- Soccer players' union publishes study on workload that supports legal cases against FIFA
- Southern Poverty Law Center Union Calls for Firing of CEO
- ILA rolls out strike mobilization plan for East Coast ports.
- AT&T makes final offer to striking CWA union
- Finally, Audi's row with Brussels workers heats up as it demands return of 'stolen' keys
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