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Local 8751 Concerns and Demands for COVID-19 Preparedness

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September 3, 2018

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August 27, 2018

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Team Solidarity- the Voice of United School Bus Union Workers

19 hours ago

Hire, properly train and equip an army of healthcare workers and support staff, now!

Boston Globe, April 3, 2020
>“[Managment] infected the whole floor because they were understaffed — they made stupid decisions,” said a caregiver who worked in the infected unit and, like the other employees, spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. ... See MoreSee Less

Years of understaffing, mismanagement set deadly stage for coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, employees say - The Boston Globe

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Several grave missteps allowed the virus to race virtually unchecked through a state-run home that had been placed on high alert to protect its elderly, infirm residents against a pandemic.

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23 hours ago

April 3, 2020

> “In two weeks time, in the middle of a pandemic, President Trump’s NLRB suspended representation elections and then made it harder for employers to voluntarily recognize unions,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “In other words, the board is effectively sealing off any viable path to unionization at a time when workers need a voice on the job more than ever. Donald Trump’s caustic hostility to collective bargaining has manifested itself in the most anti-worker NLRB in America’s history. The labor movement will fight these actions with everything we have.”

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Trump Permits Decertification in 45 days

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New NLRB rule makes it impossible to win a union election

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1 day ago

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5 days ago

March 31, 2020

MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO CALL FOR A STATEWIDE SUSPENSION OF ALL REGULAR ACTIVITY AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN MASSACHUSETTS

> MALDEN, MA – Today, the Executive Board of the 75,000 member Massachusetts Building Trades Council voted unanimously to call on Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker to declare a statewide suspension of all regular activity at construction sites in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts beginning Friday April 3rd and continuing through April 30th.

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Massachusetts Building Trades Council votes unanimously to call for a statewide suspension of all regular activity at construction sites in Massachusetts - MBTC

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MALDEN, MA – Today, the Executive Board of the 75,000 member Massachusetts Building Trades Council voted unanimously to call on Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker to declare a statewide suspension...

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6 days ago

Restore Chris Smalls Now!

March 30, 2020

>Amazon has fired the worker at its Staten Island warehouse who organized a walkout on Monday to demand greater protections from the company amid the coronavirus outbreak.

>Chris Smalls, 31, a management assistant at the facility, told The Post he was canned in a phone call following Monday afternoon’s strike.

>”They pretty much retaliated against me for speaking out,” said Smalls. “I don’t know how they sleep at night.”

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Amazon fires worker who organized strike over coronavirus response

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Amazon has fired the worker at its Staten Island warehouse who organized a walkout on Monday to demand greater protections from the company amid the coronavirus outbreak. Chris Smalls, 31, a manage…

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6 days ago

Union Power!
Swords into Plowshares!

March 30, 2020

> On Monday, General Electric factory workers launched two separate protests demanding that the company convert its jet engine factories to make ventilators. At GE's Lynn, Massachusetts aviation facility, workers held a silent protest, standing six feet apart. Union members at the company’s Boston headquarters also marched six feet apart, calling on the company to use its factories to help the country close its ventilator shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic. ... See MoreSee Less

General Electric Workers Launch Protest, Demand to Make Ventilators

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GE workers who normally make jet engines say their facilities are sitting idle while the country faces a dire ventilator shortage.

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6 days ago

Solidarity with Amazon Workers Strike!
Don’t Cross the Line!
No shopping at Amazon/Whole Foods!

March 30, 2020

> About 100 Amazon employees at a New York fulfillment center plan to go on strike at noon Monday, saying management has been unresponsive to safety concerns and the spread of the coronavirus at the facility.

>Employees are demanding that the Staten Island site be closed for at least two weeks and sanitized. The e-commerce giant closed a warehouse in Queens for cleaning after an employee tested positive, as reported by The Atlantic.

>They’re asking for workers to be paid during this time and for retroactive compensation for those who had already stayed home out of fear for their health and safety.

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Amazon workers to strike at New York site over coronavirus concerns - The Boston Globe

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About 100 Amazon employees at a New York fulfillment center plan to go on strike at noon Monday, saying management has been unresponsive to safety concerns and the spread of the coronavirus at the fac...

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7 days ago

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Coronavirus: Nurses Protest Outside Bronx Hospital About Lack Of Supplies, Orders To Reuse Protective Gear

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Nurses at Jacobi Medical Center held a press conference Saturday morning to protest about lack of enough medical supplies and sudden revisions to safety guidelines about reusing protective gear in tre...

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1 week ago

Solidarity with Instacart Workers' Strike Monday!

Don't Cross The Strike Line!
No Instacart Orders Tomorrow!
Victory to the Strikers and Gig Workers Collective!

March 28, 2020

>Employees of Instacart, a tech company that delivers groceries and other household items ordered through an app, plan a nationwide strike on Monday, maintaining that the company has not provided them with supplies to protect them from being infected during the coronavirus pandemic.

>It is unclear how many employees might strike. The company has approximately 200,000 shoppers, with plans to add 300,000 over the next three months...

>...In an announcement with the Gig Workers Collective, an activist group, Instacart employees said the company’s “mistreatment of shoppers has stooped to an all-time low.”

>“They are profiting astronomically off of us literally risking our lives, all while refusing to provide us with effective protection, meaningful pay and meaningful benefits,” the announcement said.

>Instacart workers are demanding that the company supply them with personal protection equipment, like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, sprays and soap.

>Workers have asked for hazard pay — an extra $5 per order — and for the default of the in-app tip to be set to at least 10 percent of the order total. They are also seeking an expansion of pay for workers affected by Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.

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Instacart Shoppers Plan to Strike Over Coronavirus Protections

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As many as 200,000 workers could walk off the job unless demands for improved equipment and hazard pay are met.

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1 week ago

Solidarity with Whole Foods workers!

We're Sick of Billionaire Bezos' Low Pay!
March 31st No Shopping! Boycott Amazon/Whole Foods!Whole Foods workers appear to be organizing a strike. Let's help spread the word.

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Solidarity with Whole Foods workers!

Were Sick of Billionaire Bezos Low Pay!
March 31st No Shopping! Boycott Amazon/Whole Foods!

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Bob Coronity

1 week ago

My prayers to all my brothers and sisters of Local 8751 who put their lives on the line every day for the City of Boston. Please be safe and God’s Speed to you all. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Hands Off Nurses and their Unions!

>Kaiser nurses last week received guidelines downgrading protective standards and giving instructions on how to reuse certain types of eyewear and masks. That change came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month downgraded from protocols for airborne contamination to protocols for droplet contamination, noting that the change was based on supply rather than science. ... See MoreSee Less

Kaiser Permanente Threatened to Fire Nurses Treating Covid-19 Patients for Wearing Their Own Masks, Unions Say

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1 week ago

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Uber driver who stopped working to avoid coronavirus dies from disease

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A Queens Uber driver passed away from the coronavirus Tuesday morning — more than two weeks after he stopped driving to avoid contracting the deadly disease, according to his family. Anil Sub…

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2 weeks ago

Resources Not Receivership!
Solidarity with the Boston Teachers Union!

Please sign petition and share.

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Our City, Our Schools | Boston Teachers Union

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Right now, the Baker administration is threatening to impose a destabilizing takeover on Boston Public Schools. Parents, educators, and students are fighting back because we know this is another…

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2 weeks ago

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Boston school bus drivers win emergency full pay during school closure

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Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. On March 16, elected officers of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers...

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2 weeks ago

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Saluting 3 women labor leaders, past and present

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When one thinks of women labor leaders, names from the past like Lucy Gonzalez Parsons, Mother Jones, Elizabeth Hurley Flynn and Clara Lemlich come to mind. But two women born in the 20th century were...

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2 weeks ago

In our hands is placed a power
Greater than their hoarded gold
Greater than the might of atoms
Magnified a thousand-fold
We can bring to birth a new world
From the ashes of the old
For the Union makes us strong! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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community support flier for BIDG.pdf

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3 weeks ago

Thank your local grocery workers for their hard work during this pandemic. #thankagroceryworker 🙏🏼 ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

March 15, 2020

> Italy's coronavirus epidemic has triggered nationwide strikes running from shipbuilders in Liguria in the north to steelworkers in Puglia in the south, forcing the government to open negotiations with union bosses.

>While governments across Europe are calling on employees to work from home, there are many Italian workers whose jobs can only be performed in supermarkets, factories, docks and steelmills.

>Spontaneous strikes started on Thursday and are now mushrooming throughout Italy, with workers concerned their employers were not guaranteei

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Coronavirus sparks nationwide strikes in Italy

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Unions are calling for a halt to all non-essential production to ensure safety and sanitation of workplaces.

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