Myanmar Solidarity Campaign Challenges Chevron
Photo by Myanmar Now
Rising Protests Across U.S.
On Mayday, a lone man scrawled slogans in red paint on the front wall of the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise [MOGE] office on Pagoda Road in Yangon, Myanmar. The slogans demanded that four international energy companies, the largest being Chevron and Total, stop their payments to MOGE that provide monthly payments through their joint venture with MOGE that fund the murderous military machine that is at war with the people of Myanmar.
The man in Yangon was not standing alone. The legitimate civilian National Unity Government of Myanmar, now reconstituted to include representatives of the ethnic groups that have long fought for autonomy, made the same demands. Sheltering underground in Myanmar itself, Maung Maung, president of the largest union confederation, the CTUM, sent a similar message.
State is third most dangerous place for workers, speakers say 8:22 pm, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
Clarice Hackman places a carnation for the 18th North Dakota worker who died on the job in 2020 during a ceremony Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Fargo-Moorhead Labor Temple, 3002 1st Ave. N., Fargo. North Dakota is the third deadliest state for workers.
Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
FARGO As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration marked its 50th year on Wednesday, April 28, union leaders in North Dakota took time during the annual Workers Memorial Day to make a plea for better workplace safety conditions in the state.
Erick Brekke, vice president of the Northern Plains United Labor Council, said the 18 workers from all parts of the state who died on the job last year placed North Dakota at No. 3 in the nation for the most dangerous workplaces, behind only Alaska and Wyoming.
The steel industry is hailing a long-discussed and long-awaited infrastructure plan that would pump $2 trillion into the nation s roads, bridges, railways and ports.
United Steelworkers International President Tom Conway said the plan â expected to drive up demand for steel â is ambitious and far-reaching.
âA large-scale investment is certainly long overdue, but more importantly President Biden has made it clear that he, like our union, takes an expansive view of infrastructure, Conway said. âThis is one that, in addition to repairing our crumbling roads, bridges, waterways and other transportation networks, also ensures that we have state-of-the-art schools, reliable communication systems, robust public health and much more.
United Steelworkers end strike after reaching deal with Constellium Striking workers meet with steel company By Russ Corey and WAFF 48 Digital Staff | January 12, 2021 at 9:03 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 9:09 AM
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WAFF) - United Steelworkers voted Monday to ceased their strike after they ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with Constellium.
, Kevin Key, United Steelworkers International staff representative for Local 200, said the new agreement had some built-in protections, such as shift preferences based on seniority to help protect workers’ seniority.
They were also able to preserve items that were already in the contract, such as 15% raises and the elimination of the wage tier. The strike included nearly 400 members of USW Local 200; the strike began December 15 after months of negotiations with management failed.