The Verizon strike enters its third day as more than 45,000 employees protest the company’s demand for more than $1 billion in cutbacks to health care, retirement and other benefits. But the company’s aggressive efforts to win … [Read more...]
Study: Construction Unions Strengthen Mass. Economy
They found that union workers earn an average of $13 dollars more per hour than nonunion workers in the Bay State's construction industry. When benefits are included, they average $28.35 more per hour than their nonunion counterparts. … [Read more...]
Say Yes to Cape Wind — Tell Salazar to Support Good, Green Jobs
In a letter calling on the Interior Secretary to support Cape Wind, Electrical Workers head Ed Hill writes: If allowed to proceed, Cape Wind will create 600 to 1,000 jobs, employment opportunities that are critical to IBEW members. When … [Read more...]
Rep. Stephen Lynch: “Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege”
Massachusetts Congressman -- and former union ironworker -- Stephen Lynch recently sat down with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to talk about the labor movement and the status of vital pro-worker legislation -- like the … [Read more...]
Stop Delaying Cape Wind Say Unions, Enviornmentalists
Now the project--which would power up to three-quarters of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket with approximately 450 megawatts of emissions-free electricity-is facing another delay. Unions and environmental groups are speaking … [Read more...]
Why Won’t Central Maine Power Fight for Real Health Care Reform?
As political weapons are sharpened for another historic showdown over health care reform, it's important to talk about what this debate means for tens of thousands of workers like Dick Rogers, a 28-year member of the International … [Read more...]