{"id":3056,"date":"2023-04-17T09:43:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:45:45","slug":"unions-in-the-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-3\/unions-in-the-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Unions in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3057 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UNews.jpg\" alt=\"Unions in the News\" width=\"400\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UNews.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/UNews-300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>April 18, 2023 &#8212;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rutgers University faculty halt historic strike, vote to accept framework for contract<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3091\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/R-Story.jpg\" alt=\"Ruetgers Logo\" width=\"125\" height=\"115\" \/>Three unions representing an estimated 9,000 faculty members at Rutgers University went on strike April 10 for the first time in the school\u2019s 257-year history, bringing classes and research at New Jersey\u2019s flagship public university to a halt.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They have since voted to accept a framework for new contracts and to suspend the strike and return to work immediately.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As recently as April 9, the two sides remained far apart on several issues which the unions now say they have made progress on, including \u201csignificant pay increases for adjuncts; substantial raises for grad workers, moving them toward a living wage; major job security improvements for adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty; union representation for graduate fellows; pay increases for postdocs; our first common good demands to center our students and communities; greater faculty control over teaching conditions, including scheduling; a common contract including academic and medical faculty; and more.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rutgersaaup.org\/we-have-an-agreement-come-to-a-zoom-update-today-at-12pm\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AFGE, VA agree to roll over largest union contract in federal government<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3085\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/AFGE.jpg\" alt=\"AFGE\" width=\"147\" height=\"190\" \/>AFGE\u2019s National VA Council and the Department of Veterans Affairs have reached a tentative agreement that defends critical protections for VA workers while modernizing the hiring process.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tentative agreement includes a revised version of Article 23 (Title 5 Merit Promotion) and a rollover of the remainder of the 2011 Master Agreement, the largest union contract in the federal government, and provides health and safety protections, disciplinary procedures, performance plans, investigation rights, official time for union reps, bargaining rights, fair overtime procedures, transparent telework rights, upward mobility, and career advancement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afge.org\/article\/major-victory-afge-va-agree-to-roll-over-largest-union-contract-in-government\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boston Teamsters rally to prepare Aug. 1 UPS strike<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3086\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Boston-Teamsters.jpg\" alt=\"Teamseters\" width=\"150\" height=\"195\" \/>More than 1,000 delivery drivers and warehouse logistics workers at United Parcel Service (UPS) rallied in force at Boston\u2019s Teamsters Local 25 headquarters in Boston\u2019s Charlestown neighborhood April 2.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Of UPS\u2019s global workforce of over 500,000, some 340,000 are represented by the 1.3 million-strong Teamsters, in the largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement in North America.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workers.org\/2023\/04\/70324\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 18, 2023 &#8212; 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