Sunday, September 1, 2019

some unions proudly continue the tradition of crime


altnough the teamsters are no longer a federal consent decree, teamsters local 707 suffolk county legislator kevin mccaffrey presidentand pension fun trustee proudly continues the old man hoffa tradition

newsdaywould do well tosee that the books and revords of the local 707 pension fund are produced and examined by the appropriate federal prosecutorial authorities


the fbi should skip the uaw and look at teamster local 707




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Young union leaders helping shape organized labor on Long Island



FBI UAW chief raid provokes 'suspicion' as bribery probe expands

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Potential impact of FBI raids of UAW president on contract negotiations

Detroit Free Press autos and labor reporter Phoebe Wall Howard on the FBI raid of UAW President Gary Jones and its potential impact on UAW contract negotiations.
United Auto Workers (UAW) members are furious after their boss’s house was raided by federal agents on Wednesday, according to Detroit Free Press autos and labor reporter Phoebe Wall Howard.
Their existing four-year contract that is negotiated with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler (the "big three"), is set to expire at midnight on Sept. 14. The current president, Gary Jones, oversees negotiations, which include health care, pensions, retirement, sexual harassment protection and wages. 
But Howard said UAW workers are losing trust as the bribery probe expands.
“As soon as news broke of this raid, we were receiving emails and phone calls from factory workers from all over the country who were very angry and very upset,” she told FOX Business’ Dagen McDowell on Thursday. “And so the contracts are due to expire. The factory workers are saying, these are the people we count on to advocate on our behalf. And now suspicion continues to grow.”

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On the other hand, Howard also noted that the automakers' decision to remain silent after the raid was an example of “tremendous discomfort on all sides of this.”
“Obviously they want calm in this situation. When the automakers can talk with one voice representing workers, it's more efficient, and it moves more smoothly,” she said, adding that “150,000 workers are affected.”
The big three automakers and UAW workers are preparing for a strike in case a deal isn't reached.
UAW workers are preparing to live on $250 a week, she said, by stocking food pantries and collecting perishables and toiletries across the U.S.
In addition, she said, there are members of the UAW who are “heavily” represented by the University of Washington, The University of California, New York University and Boston College, who are eyeing the matter.
“In fact, colleges are the fastest growing membership for the UAW. So their dues are actually involved here. They're watching this very closely. This is a Detroit story, but it is affecting members all over the United States,” she said.
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Cordelia Anthony, president of the Farmingdale Federation of
Cordelia Anthony, president of the Farmingdale Federation of Teachers, teaches biology in addition to handling her union duties. Photo Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
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Young leaders are helping to shape the future of organized labor on Long Island.  
More than 250,000 residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties belong to unions, according to an estimate from the umbrella group Long Island Federation of Labor. Many are in construction, health care, retail, education and government service.
Workers under 40 are the key demographic group for union organizers seeking to sign up members.
“The growth is exactly in that group — millennials and Generation X,” said John Durso, president of the labor federation. “Young people are becoming aware that the best way for them to have a better life is through the union movement. And they don’t just want to make their lives better, they are concerned about the community as a whole.”
The Island is second only to New York City among the state’s 10 regions in terms of the percentage of workers who are union members. Statewide, the rate is 22 percent, the second highest in the country after Hawaii, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Despite organized labor's relative strength in New York State, unions face challenges because of adverse decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the federal National Labor Relations Board that make it more difficult to enroll new members and collect dues.
Durso said union membership locally has edged up because of more work in construction and health care.
Labor leaders also have lobbied state government to include them in building wind farms off the South Shore. The wind farms are expected to create 5,000 jobs.
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