Showing posts with label labor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label labor. Show all posts

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Businesses Quietly Laying Off Workers Ahead of Anticipated Recession

Don't be fooled by the small numbers because many of them are layoffs at corporate headquarters.
Here's a list of the latest layoffs:

This was just a partial list from the first page of a Google search using the key words "lays off"

Sunday, November 18, 2018

What's really going on.

Here is what has happened since 2001 in Sangamon County, regarding the workforce:

Sunday, February 08, 2015

STRIKE

Why do we need to fight for fair wages, safe working conditions and the right tools we need for the job? The people are getting sick and tired of the greed, contempt and neglect. The people should not suffer. Here are some strikes the main-stream press is not covering.

Oil Workers
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/02/08/3620627/oil-workers-strike-grows-to-include-ohio-indiana/

Longshoremans of the West Coast ports. Handling our imports and exports.
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2015/02/06/longshoremans-union-to-strike-29-west-coast-ports/

After a six-day strike, Unite Here Local 5 Kaiser Permanente employees say: mission accomplished.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28053732/no-agreement-yet-as-kaiser-workers-head-back-to-work-after-week-long-strike

Potential strike at USC
http://intersectionssouthla.org/story/worker-delivers-tearful-plea-to-usc-president-to-increase-wages/

Aramark workers call for equal treatment
http://georgetownvoice.com/2015/02/05/serving-up-justice-aramark-workers-call-for-equal-treatment/

We desperately need to rebuild our unions.
http://www.themilitant.com/2015/7905/790555.html