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Service Workers Join USW and Other Negotiation News

More than 450 service workers at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW). Also, Bargaining Digest Weekly reports on recent work stoppages and labor negotations.

Wilshire Corridor Revitalized with Building Projects

The new sleek-glass and steel constructed Solair building is one of many new and reconstructed buildings planned to breathe life back into Mid-Wilshire.

Union Nurses Going on Strike Against Sutter Health

Union-represented registered nurses will begin a 10-day strike throughout Northern California hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health starting March 21.

State Senate Modifies Limits on Worker's Comp

The state senate approved a bill that would prevent doctors from considering age, race or genetic factors in determining compensation benefits for workers suffering from job-related disabilities. Doctors must now determine other factors that may have led to the worker's disability.

EPA Unions Accuse Bush Appointees of Favoring Politics over Science

Unionized EPA workers are withdrawing from a cooperation agreement with the political appointees who supervise them over controversies including the agency's refusal to let California regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

Los Angeles Labor Ordinance Voided

A Superior Court judge struck down a 2005 law passed by the Los Angeles City Council that barred large supermarkets from taking over a store and immediately firing all its workers.

Airport Panel OKs Contract for LAX Expansion Plans

The Los Angeles Airport Commission approved a one-year, $25-million contract for a Florida-based company to manage preparations for expansion and modernization plans at LAX.

Bill to Offer Paid Sick Leave to All California Employees

San Francisco Assemblywoman, Fiona Ma (D), introduced a bill last week to require paid sick leave for all workers. If passed, would make California the first to enact this bill statewide.

Fraser, Former UAW President, Dies at 91

Douglas A. Fraser, 91, former president of the United Auto Workers’ union, passed away late Saturday on February 23rd. Fraser led the UAW through their turbulent times of the 70’s and 80’s and was instrumental in saving Chrysler from bankruptcy.

Labor Review Interviews Local 416 on Project Labor Agreements and Economy for Workers

Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 416 Organizers Mike Sherritt and Marco Frausto were interviewed on KPFK's "Labor Review" program on Jan. 10. Sherritt and Frausto discussed Project Labor Agreements and the fight for a just economy for working people. Click here to listen to the program.

New York City's Underground Construction Costing Workers and Taxpayers

50,000 New York City construction workers are being misclassified as independent contactors. The lost wages and benefits are costing workers and taxpayers reportedly around $500 million in 2005 and could to rise up to $557 million next year.

Senator Clinton Introduces Legislation to Train Construction Workers as Assistants

On January 23rd, Senator Hilary Clinton introduced legislation to establish a comprehensive training program for skilled construction workers in assisting first responders during natural and man-made disasters and terrorist attacks.

Los Angeles County Industrial Projects Forecast to Exceed $4 Billion in 2008

Sixty-five major industrial projects are scheduled to begin construction during 2008 in Los Angeles County, California. These projects, which include capital and maintenance shutdown expenditures, total more than $4 billion.

New York Building Trades Employer Association Seeks Safety Solutions

The Building Trades Employer Association (BTEA), New York’s largest contractor association, scheduled a meeting last week on the methods to make the construction industry safer for workers and the public.

Building Trades Providing Economic Impact in NW Ohio Region

The building trades and construction unions are one of the biggest workforces in the Northwest Ohio region employing 12,000 strong.

FutureGen Project on Hiatus

After five years of development, the U.S. Department of Energy postpones the construction of a clean coal zero-emissions plant in the U.S. by at least three years.

Renewable Energy Projects Continues Growth in 2008

More than 82,000 megawatts of active renewable energy projects are being developed for construction kickoff between 2008 and 2012.

Four Hundred Eight U.S. Industrial Plants Opened in 2007

In 2007, 408 industrial plants, employing almost 29,000 people, began operations in the U.S.

Democratic Hopefuls Backing Local Unions

Nearly two dozen unions have formally endorsed Clinton. Meanwhile, rival Obama has his own union supporters with his backers saying that many top union officials are backing Clinton only out of fear -- and that many of their grassroots members are with Obama.

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