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Workers at Proletariat Studio say the CEO treated unionization as a personal betrayal

Last year, lid manufacturer Tecnocap illegally slashed health benefits for workers at its Glen Dale, West Virginia plant. Workers began delaying doctor’s appointments.

In any environment in every sector. we learned we could ask for more. now, im a conservative, wont surprise you to learn, i do not like unions. i was a member of that union that walked out of the new york times. so, this isnt political for me, this is personal. i didnt like feeling like i was handcuffed to a group that could decide my pay, my hours, the way i was treated, if i had to walk out of my job or not. because those contract negotiations happen all the time, new york times was there. i d...

How do you say they were essential to this country into this economy, and you dont even give us paid sick leave? that is the reality, i think, for many industries. in the pandemic, we saw people were called essential workers, but they werent being treated like they were essential. they were getting the benefits, they werent getting the wages. so, workers are realizing their power. there was a time when unions were very strong in this country. you know, for different reasons. outsourcing, union b...

Negotiations happen all the time at "the new york times" when i was there. i didnt like it and so i think the idea of unions is very popular now and growing in popularity, but the reality is much tougher. there is union busting. its harder to join a union. there are disadvantages to being in a union and i think people over decades have gotten to learn that. >> but who we identify as a union person now, that image is changing over time, individuals at amazon, starbucks. >> microsoft. >> the face ...

The joy thats being expressed overwhelmingly for bgs return will also be a part of the reason why we continue to highlight why the next americans need to come home. thats something that weve always prided ourselves on in the wnba. we learn through experience. we come ready because we link arms. we may not always know exactly what to do, but we lean on the experts. we lean on those like you who give us platforms for us to educate ourselves to do better for everyone and were hoping that in support...

The rail strike. i wonder from your perspective what this time tells you about the power of workers and the power to unionize now. >> when youre bringing up the biden response to the rail strike, there were actually members of that union. there were multiple unions who were part of that conversation. four of the unions voted against what biden was proposing because of paid sick leave being left out and they felt so betrayed, right? how do you say that we are essential to this country and this ec...

WASHINGTON—The “anti-PRO Act.” Slow-walking union recognition elections. No card check. Comp time instead of overtime. Convoluted requirements bosses can impose on workers seeking paid family and medical leave.

The Cambodian government has used the Covid-19 pandemic to jail union activists, restrict union registration, and block the right to strike in the garment and tourism industries.

Education workers walked off the job in protest at the Conservative Ontario government's new union-busting legislation, which is designed to undermine the right to strike, writes Jeff Shantz.