Page 114 - Communications Workers News Today

The irony appears to be lost on the company.

Employees of the $11.8 billion-asset institution's South Division Avenue branch organized with the Communications Workers of America in an affirmative vote.

Maxwell Frost, Orlando’s new 25-year-old congressman, is getting more national media attention, with the latest profile in Teen Vogue landing him on the magazine's cover.

Employees at Microsofts ZeniMax Online Studios have voted to form a union and begin collective bargaining with the tech giant. The ZeniMax quality assurance workers began organizing months ago and voted to form a union in December. The union is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America and Microsoft has recognized it. ...

Victor Ashe sizes up the Helsley candidacy, and some potential candidates for city mayor and County Commission. Plus, notable birthdays!

Arkansans will owe the state fewer tax dollars this year, due to tax cuts that have just gone into effect. The General Assembly met for some special sessions and implemented cuts, both to personal and corporate income taxes. Bruno Showers, senior policy analyst for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, said his group partnered with the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy to analyze the tax cuts and found theyll mostly benefit people with higher incomes. ...

Despite minimum-wage increases throughout New England in the new year, New Hampshire continues to match the federal rate of $7.25 an hour, forcing many businesses to raise wages themselves in an effort to retain workers. Tipped workers continue to make just $3.27 per hour, and continue to leave their jobs at the greatest rate. Saru Jayaraman, president of the group One Fair Wage, said with 23 states and Washington, D.C. ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Ten months ago, an upset Emily Olson, a former hair salon executive in the Twin Cities, brought a tearful tale—one that impacts millions of workers nationally—to Minnesota lawmakers.

Workers at the Larimer-based nonprofit Hello Neighbor are seeking voluntary union recognition from the organization. The workers presented their CEO with the request on Jan. 3. Hello Neighbor provides social services for refugees and immigrants around Pittsburgh. The bargaining unit consists of 21 workers in development and marketing, education and

A third union is forming under Activision Blizzard, this time with World of Warcraft support studio Proletariat. Workers at the Boston-based studio are filing for a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board.