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      UAW members show support for a strong contract

      97% of 'Clearly Fed Up' UAW Big Three Autoworkers Approve Strike

      "Our message to the Big Three is simple: Record profits mean record contracts," said UAW president Shawn Fain.

      Brett Wilkins
      Aug 25, 2023

      Members of the United Auto Workers at General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike should negotiations for a new contract fail, the union announced Friday.

      With some votes still left to be tallied, UAW said 97% of its participating members at the so-called Big Three automakers approved a strike if a deal can't be reached with management before the workers' current contract expires on September 14.

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      UPS Teamsters rally for a just contract

      UPS Teamsters Overwhelmingly Approve 'Historic' New Contract, Averting Strike

      "This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and nonunion companies like Amazon better pay attention," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien.

      Brett Wilkins
      Aug 22, 2023

      United Parcel Service workers in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday overwhelmingly ratified what the union called "the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of UPS," avoiding what experts said would have been a crippling strike.

      Teamsters members voted by 86.3% to approve the new tentative contract, which raises wages for full- and part-time workers, creates more full-time jobs, and secures "important workplace protections, including air conditioning."

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      ​Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) delivers remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit on May 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland.

      Unions Furious After Democratic Maine Gov. Vetoes Offshore Wind Bill Over Fair Labor Rules

      Janet Mills' "ideological opposition to strong labor standards jeopardizes the build-out of this industry and all the climate, economic, and community benefits that come with it," said the leader of the Maine AFL-CIO.

      Kenny Stancil
      Jun 28, 2023

      Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday vetoed an offshore wind development bill because she opposed an amendment requiring collective bargaining agreements for future projects, drawing condemnation from the state's largest federation of unions.

      "Maine's climate motto has been 'Maine Won't Wait.' With this veto, Gov. Mills is saying, 'Maine Will Wait'—for thousands of good jobs, for clean energy, and for the build-out of a new industry," Maine AFL-CIO executive director Matt Schlobohm said in a statement. "We will wait because the governor is opposed to fair labor standards which are the industry norm."

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