Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 04/15/2014 - 09:17
How 250 UPS Workers Fired for a Wildcat Strike Won Back Their Jobs
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16561/ups_workers
MONDAY, APR 14, 2014, 3:50 PM
How 250 UPS Workers Fired for a Wildcat Strike Won Back Their Jobs
BY SARAH JAFFE
After UPS fired 250 workers for a spontaneous protest, organizers harnessed the power of loyal customers who wanted their drivers back on the job.
Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 04/15/2014 - 08:36
Submitted by solidarity on Mon, 04/14/2014 - 22:17
UPS backs down over firings in NYC
http://socialistworker.org/2014/04/14/ups-backs-down-over-firings
April 14, 2014
Teamsters in New York City won an important victory over UPS when the corporate giant rescinded the firings of union members for participating in a February 26 walkout. Here, Danny Katch reports on the outcome--and we publish a statement by Eric Reyes, the son of the driver whose firing sparked the walkout, about what was at stake in Maspeth.
Submitted by solidarity on Sun, 04/13/2014 - 11:41
Bulletin To Defend 4 Boston Bus Union Officers Fired By Veolia
Text of Union Bulletin to members:
Calling All Members / Witnesses To Testify About Veolia’s Violations and Union-Busting,
and In Support of the Union’s Case Against the Unjust Firing of Our 4 Union Officers
ALL OUT to the STEP 2
Termination Hearing!
Monday, April 14th
10:00 AM - on
(come immediately after the AM runs)
Veolia’s Main Office, behind the
Freeport yard
35 Freeport Way, Dorchester
Submitted by solidarity on Sun, 04/13/2014 - 08:24
2014 May Events: From Marikana, South Africa To Oakland, CA: The Struggle For Workers Power
The fall of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 was a watershed victory. It culminated decades of struggle by the Black and Colored South African masses, a struggle supported by millions in the U.S. and around the world. The victory brought to power the Tripartite government of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP), and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
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