Many of these people have never, ever had a livable wage. It will also give them benefits like paid time off and those kinds of things that most people look for in a job. |
Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a pretty decent labor agreement. We gained wages, gained benefits - pensions were status quo - and we redesigned and restructured the workforce to be more efficient, as we have all across the industry. |
Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a pretty decent labor agreement. We gained wages, gained benefits — pensions were status quo — and we redesigned and restructured the workforce to be more efficient, as we have all across the industry. |
The company continues to insist on concessions with no rhyme or reason. There?s been give-and-take on both sides, but it?s very slow, and there?s a really huge gap between the parties. |
There's an advantage to belonging to an international. |
There's an advantage to belonging to an international. One obvious thing (affecting union members) is the lack of a strike and defense fund. |
We've broadened people's responsibilities, and we are far more productive than we use to be. |
We've got mobile homes rolled into mobile homes. We've got mobile homes blown into houses. It's all debris. |