Early Links

UC Davis Chancellor Announces Pepper Spray Review; Japan Earthquake; Violent Protests in Egypt

By Nick Greene Sun., Nov. 20 2011 at 9:30 AM
Categories: Early Links, Egypt, Natural Disasters, Nick Greene, Unions

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After footage of a police officer dousing students with pepper spray went viral, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi announced she is forming a "task force" to look into the incident. She told CNN, "We really want to look into this very carefully and take action ... make sure that it will never happen again on our campus." She added that the task force would be "made of faculty, students and staff," and they "will review the events and provide a report within 90 days." [CNN]

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Strikes

Potential School Bus Drivers' Strike 'Outrageous,' Bloomberg Says

By Rosie Gray Fri., Nov. 18 2011 at 12:59 PM
Categories: Bloomberg, Rosie Gray, Schools, Strikes, Unions

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Mayor Bloomberg just held a press conference with NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo to address a possible strike by the city's school bus drivers that would affect 152,000 kids.

Bloomberg described the proposed strike as "just outrageous" and said that "the city has been threatened with what we believe is an illegal strike." The disagreement stems from a Department of Education request for bids for new school bus service for special education pre-kindergarten kids. Local 1181 of the bus drivers' union wants an employee protection provision for long-term employees, something that the city says has never been included in the contract.

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Protest

Occupy Lit: Publishing Employees to Rally Against HarperCollins

By Rosie Gray Fri., Nov. 11 2011 at 1:23 PM
Categories: Books, Occupy Wall Street, Protest, Rosie Gray, Unions

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NYO
Spotted at Occupy Wall Street by the Observer: employees of News Corp-owned book publishing company HarperCollins are staging a rally next Wednesday, making this the latest union action to throw its lot in with OWS.

"Employees of HarperCollins have been working without a contract for almost a year," the flier reads. "Management wants to eliminate guaranteed wage increases, double the cost of health benefits and eviscerate layoff and seniority protection."

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Shopping

Andrew Cuomo's Walmart Runs Are Annoying the Union

By Jen Doll Thu., Oct. 27 2011 at 9:17 AM
Categories: $$$, Jen Doll, Politics, Shopping, Things You Can Buy, Unions

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Like anyone who's recently moved, Governor Cuomo has been doing a lot of shopping (for the Executive Mansion, in his case), spending "about $300 in recent months" reports the Daily News. State workers have been sent to Albany-area Walmarts for supplies for Cuomo's official abode. This is to keep spending down, because, as a matter of fact, Walmart does seem to have some fairly good deals. However, union leaders are not happy, given Walmart's apparent, rather notorious, stance against unions. "We think it would be a better use of taxpayers' money to shop at stores that are not causing so much harm to working people," said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (and a supporter of Cuomo).

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Occupy Wall Street

UAW Endorses Occupy Wall Street; Massive March Planned Today

By Jen Doll Wed., Oct. 5 2011 at 9:06 AM
Categories: Jen Doll, Occupy Wall Street, Protest, Unions

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This morning the UAW -- the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America -- issued an official endorsement of Occupy Wall Street, which they deem "a movement for economic and political justice." They've said they'll commit resources to the movement and also activate their membership nationally "in support of reclaiming the American economy on behalf of working men and women, the poor, the elderly, the unemployed and our nation's youth." UAW members have already been showing solidarity at Occupy Wall Street protests and rallies in New York and in Boston on an individual level; this announcement puts the full support of another union behind the protesters at Zuccotti Park.

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Unions

Transport Workers Union Denied Injunction Against City's Use of Bus Drivers to Transport Arrested Protesters; Suit Not Dismissed

By Jen Doll Tue., Oct. 4 2011 at 5:25 PM
Categories: City Hall, Jen Doll, Occupy Wall Street, Unions

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TWU 100 President John Samuelsen visiting OWS
Today the Transport Workers Union, which last week voted unanimously in support of Occupy Wall Street, went to court to fight against the city's use of city bus drivers to transport arrested protesters. Following the Brooklyn Bridge arrests on Saturday, the Union said the NYPD had commandeered numerous MTA buses to transport many of the 700 demonstrators arrested, and that ordering bus drivers to drive arrested protesters was, per Union President John Samuelsen, "a blatant act of political retaliation." The TWU was in court today with their attorney Arthur Schwartz to request a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction forbidding the involuntary use, by the NYPD, of New York City Bus Operators to transport prisoners. The request was denied by a federal district judge sitting on the U.S. Southern District Court.

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Occupy Wall Street

Transport Workers Union Votes Unanimously to Support Occupy Wall Street

By Jen Doll Thu., Sep. 29 2011 at 3:00 PM
Categories: Jen Doll, Occupy Wall Street, Protest, Unions

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Occupy Wall Street is in its 13th day, with support growing among factions veering from the "grungy unemployed hippie stereotype." There's the event led by two CUNY professors to protest the treatment of the protesters at the hands of the NYPD (Critical Mass has written they'll join in this rally, which may be preceded by a feeder march from Zuccotti Park consisting of other groups as well). Michael Moore, who's been involved for days now, is doing a book signing at St. Marks Bookshop (another cause!) with royalties on sales to go to support Occupy Wall Street. And last night, the Transport Workers Union voted to support Occupy Wall Street. We hear that the UAW will be showing support as well.

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Early Links

Reno Air Crash Kills 3; States Oppose AT&T Merger; UAW and GM Reach Agreement

By Nick Greene Sat., Sep. 17 2011 at 9:34 AM
Categories: Early Links, Egypt, Phones, Unions, Weather

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At least three people died yesterday when a plane at an air race in Reno, Nevada crashed near a grandstand. Jimmy Leeward was piloting a P-51 Mustang at the National Championship Air Races and Air Show when he lost control of the aircraft. Witnesses say he managed to pull up before impact, preventing an even worse disaster. More than 50 people are reported to have injuries and 12 are in critical condition. In 2007, a collision between two planes killed both pilots at the same annual Reno event. [CNN]

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Jockbeat

Let's Be Clear: NFL Players Smacked Down the Owners

By Allen Barra Mon., Jul. 25 2011 at 5:22 PM
Categories: Allen Barra, Baseball, Featured, Football, Jockbeat, Unions

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NFL players' honcho DeMaurice Smith
​As you may have heard, the NFL lockout ended just a short time ago, and since the TV commentators I'm hearing seem to be confused about who actually came out on top, let me give it to you straight. I'll repeat my words in this space on April 27: "I think I can clarify it for everyone — the players have won."

And let's be even clearer. The players won, for all intents and purposes, back in April with the court decision that forbade the league to be paid TV money even if no games were televised.

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Fights

NBA Owners Will Lock Out Players at Midnight

By Nick Greene Thu., Jun. 30 2011 at 5:22 PM
Categories: $$$, Basketball, Fights, Nick Greene, Unions

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Labor negotiations between NBA team owners and players broke down this afternoon as the two sides couldn't reach a new collective bargaining agreement. The players union presented an offer that was rejected by the owners at their three-hour meeting in New York. This comes after one of the league's most successful seasons in years in terms of television ratings and national interest. The lockout will commence at midnight. One of the first casualties will be the team websites, which will not be allowed to feature images or videos of the players. Due to fair use, team sites may not even be allowed to mention players by name. In other words, their content will be terrible. [ESPN] [nickgreene]

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