NYU worker delegation to ask NLRB to decide on right to form union NEW YORK -- On Friday, Feb. 3, a busload delegation of 50 New York University (NYU) graduate student workers and supporters will travel to Washington to ask the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to restore their rights under federal law to have democracy in their workplace.  read more Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:41:45 +0000 INDIANA AFL-CIO PRESIDENT REACTS TO PASSAGE OF RIGHT TO WORK FOR LESS BILL INDIANAPOLIS – Following today’s passage of the so-called “right to work” law, Indiana State AFL-CIO President Nancy Guyott issued the following statement: read more Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:48:03 +0000 CAW researchers meet in Windsor to discuss relationship between breast cancer and chemical exposures in the workplace Details follow on: Press conference Thursday Jan. 26, 11 a.m. “Beyond Pink Ribbons” discussion & reception, Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre Workshop Friday, Jan. 27 The Canadian National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (NNEWH), based at York University, will join auto workers, union reps, international researchers and women’s health advocates in Windsor on Jan. 27 to further the discussion on problematic chemical exposures in the workplace. read more Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:26:21 +0000 Statement by UAW President Bob King on President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address DETROIT - Last night we heard President Obama issue a call to the nation and Republicans in Congress to work together to solve the nation's unemployment crisis and focus on strengthening the middle class by strengthening manufacturing. The president has demonstrated his commitment to creating an economy 'built to last' by restructuring the U.S. auto industry for the 21st century, while Republican opponents were willing to let it die and see millions of jobs lost. Video:  read more Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:52:52 +0000 Environmental groups, unions support President Obama’s decision on Keystone XL Pipeline WASHINGTON -- The Keystone XL Pipeline is a complex project which deserved the careful consideration regarding its environmental and economic impacts that the Obama Administration planned to provide.  read more Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:32:36 +0000 UAW endorses Mark Bernstein for the U of M Board of Regents DETROIT - The UAW Michigan Community Action Program (CAP) has taken action to endorse Mark Bernstein in his candidacy for the University of Michigan Board of Regents.  "UAW members are vitally concerned about the future direction of affordable, quality college education in Michigan, and will actively participate in the upcoming 2012 election cycle to elect progressive pro-worker candidates like Mark Bernstein," said UAW President Bob King. read more Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:49:17 +0000 University of Minnesota graduate assistants advance union drive MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn. – On Tuesday, Jan. 17, University of Minnesota graduate assistants took two key steps forward in their union-building drive. On the University’s Minneapolis campus, a letter was delivered to the office of University President Eric Kaler early Tuesday morning. The letter invited the University to join with a majority of its 4,500 graduate research and teaching assistants to file a petition for union recognition with the State Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS). read more Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:34:07 +0000 Bob King to speak at U.S. hearings on 54.5 MPG fuel economy   DETROIT - Labor and environmental leaders will meet the news media in Detroit on Tuesday, Jan. 17, after testifying at U.S. EPA/NHTSA public hearings on proposed new standards on fuel economy and emissions.   read more Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:27:24 +0000 UAW-Ford to host second annual charity ball DETROIT -- The UAW-Ford National Programs Center (NPC) will host a charity ball Jan. 13, coinciding with the Charity Preview associated with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo Center here. This year marks the second annual event for the UAW-Ford NPC, held on the eve of the Detroit auto show's Jan. 14 public opening. The event will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at the UAW-Ford NPC headquarters, 151 W. Jefferson Ave. in Detroit. read more Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:09:42 +0000 Michigan Civil Service Commission approves collective bargaining agreements ratified by state unions Coalition Today, the Michigan Civil Service Commission approved all five agreements ratified recently by members of the labor organizations that comprise the Coalition of State Employee Unions. Leaders of the five unions – the UAW, SEIU 517M, Michigan Corrections Officers, Michigan State Employees Association and AFSCME Council 25 – were present at the meeting and welcomed the official conclusion to the collective bargaining process. read more Publ.Date : Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:49:31 +0000