Indeed, the fight for decriminalization is revving up. Twenty-five sex workers’ rights groups, working collectively as theCanadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, filed a notice of application in March to strike down various sex work laws in the Criminal Code. They argued that the laws viol...
“The union can force you to strike — but when you strike, they won’t support you.” Your employer might suggest that soon after you vote for union representation, you’ll be forced out on strike whether you like it or not. They might try and scare you about how you’d survive ...
Employees at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software are asking the company to recognize their new union.
Their unions negotiate directly with politicians, and can demand policies that benefit them — if not the taxpayers who foot the bill — because no elected official wants to risk a catastrophic strike. The result is a tacit, unsavory bargain in which politicians and civil servants join together ...
voted on April 13th to strike. But on April 19th, a day before the contract expired, the two sides—the union and about 3,000residential-building owners represented by the Realty Advisory Board on Labour Relations—reached an agreement. The union got the pay increase it wanted, and it keeps...
Growers evicted strikers from camps, signed sweetheart contracts with the Teamsters, imported undocumented workers as strikebreakers (not infrequently with federal and state acquiescence), and worked closely with state and local media to red-bait union activists.7 Growers were acting true to historical...
How Does 'The Gilded Age' Change the Story? Image via HBO While the inspiration is clear,The Gilded Agedidn't put George in the middle of the Homestead Strike as it does with Bertha and the opera war. With many significant differences, the strike in the show is something new.The Homeste...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook union member Thesaurus ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. union member- a worker who belongs to a trade union trade unionist,unionist worker- a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" ...
Provides assistance to eligible cardholders who are on a union-sanctioned strike or experiencing a union-sanctioned lockout. Rebates & Discounts4 AT&T Rebates from Union Plus Discounts with Teleflora from Union Plus Avis and Budget discounts from Union Plus automatically applied if you pay with your...
How a Labor Union Works Labor unionsgenerally have a democratic structure, holding elections to choose officers to make decisions that are beneficial to the members. Employees pay dues to the union. In return, the labor union acts as an advocate on the employees’ behalf. ...