Editorial staff at Raw Story have received voluntary recognition of their union as part of theWashington-Baltimore NewsGuild – CWA, Local 32035. ““As the writers for a progressive digital publication, we support the rights of all workers to form a union,” Raw Story staffers said. “We believe that the process of unionization is the best way that we as workers can work collaboratively with management to advocate for ourselves and for our ideals.” Raw Story is a Washington D.C.-based progressive online news organization that offers breaking news and perspectives on U.S. and world politics and news. “We wish for nothing more than to see Raw Story continue its successes,” writer Elizabeth Preza added. Staff at the Center for Community Change (CCC) unanimously voted to ratify their first contract on Monday. CCC staff won union recognition in September 2016 with IFPTE Local 70, joining the growing trend of progressive non-profit organizations to unionize. "The staff's unanimous vote to ratify this contract sends a clear signal to management that we are standing in solidarity today and every day," said Jasmine Nazarett, Bargaining Team representative at CCC staff union. "This is a big win for us - one that will make CCC an even better place to work." The contract boosts staff salaries, establishes just cause protection, and other major work place improvements. “We are thrilled that CCC staff have joined the ranks of non-profit workers with strong union contracts,” said Alan Barber, president of IFPTE Local 70. “Progressive non-profits truly benefit when staff have a voice in the workplace and can share in the work to build an effective organization.” "Single-handed we can accomplish nothing; but united there is no power of wrong we may not openly defy."
William Sylvis, founder of the National Labor Union, died, aged just 41. In his brief life, Sylvis helped found both the Iron Molders' Union and the National Labor Union, one of the first American union federations attempting to unite workers of various crafts into a single national organization. - 1869 |