Organizing

  (Philadelphia, PA, May 9) -- A Philadelphia coalition today called for Walmart’s top executives to resign in the wake of news reports of a $24 million bribery scandal and cover-up in the company’s Mexico operations.

Visit here for the New York Time's report on a new study of NYC non-union retail workers -- a sad story of low wages, part-time jobs, few if any benefits and lots of wage law violations.

Members of UFCW Local 1776's Northeast PA Division braved the cold to stand in solidarity with workers loicked out since November at Cooper Tire in Ohio.  For the coverage by the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, visit here.

If incomes of the union rank-and-file rose by just 10 percentage points, middle-class incomes would go up $1,479 per year -- even for those workers who aren’t union members, according to an new analysis of U.S. Census data by the Center for American Progress.

The analysis makes clear the strong links between unions and the growth of the middle class.

Best selling author Barbara Ehrenreich -- whose highly praised book "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America" included research she did while working for Walmart -- has joined in solidarity with current and former Walmart associates by officially becoming a member of the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart.)

Company managers for Target in Valley Stream, L.I., used illegal tactics in the run-up to June's union election, National Labor Relations Board officials say.

Target illegally threatened on a number of occasions to close its store in Valley Stream, L.I., if workers successfully organized a union, according to the NLRB.

 (Bloomberg) - U.S. employers must post notices informing workers about their legal rights to form a union and bargain on contracts, the National Labor Relations Board said in a rule that may help efforts to organize employees.

Companies that use posters to tell employees about personnel rules or policies must add a notice about their collective bargaining rights, according to a Thursday statement from the NLRB. The posting must be completed Nov. 14.