The latest monthly U.S. trade figures were released this morning by the U.S. Department of Commerce: In May, the overall U.S. international goods and services deficit rose to $45.1 billion, up from $40.1 billion in April (revised). The monthly U.S. goods deficit with China climbed to $27.9 billion in May, up from...
16 SCI Funeral Homes Affected As Company Forces Strike, Pickets Begin July 2 (Chicago, IL) – Funeral directors and drivers represented by Teamsters Local 727 overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike against Houston-based funeral giant Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) this evening. The strike is set...
After More Than 40 Hours of ‘Wheel Spinning,’ Funeral Employees Make Major Movement in Attempt to Settle Contract (Chicago, IL) -- Teamster-represented funeral directors and drivers issued a “last and best” contract proposal to begin the final day of negotiations with Houston-based funeral giant Service Corporation International...
Union Will Talk To Members In Areas Where Supplements Were Rejected (WASHINGTON) – Teamsters employed at ABF Freight System, Inc. have voted to approve the national master portion of the ABF National Master Freight Agreement as well as 21 of the 27 supplements. Some local/area supplemental...
Funeral Directors and Drivers Gather in Support of Negotiating Committee (Chicago, IL) – Funeral directors, drivers and their supporters from around Chicago rallied in front of SCI-owned Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn today. The rally was held to support the funeral directors’ bargaining team. “We hope...
Brains and power are intoxicating, and can be quite lethal when beauty is added to the mix. Politics would be better with fewer powerful bald white guys and more hot women. Women get things done, and look great doing it. The list has been divided into the...
Wage and Hour Violations Found at Florida State Prison (TAMPA, Fla.) – The U.S. Department of Labor is overseeing the award of a $603,237 settlement to current and retired employees of the State Prison Facility in Raiford after finding that more than 700 corrections officers were...
Manufacturing sheds 8,000 jobs in May 2013; 21,000 factory jobs lost in past three months. #AAMeter Plummets; President Obama's Second Term Goal of 1 Million New Manufacturing Jobs Growing More Elusive. The latest monthly U.S. jobs report shows America's manufacturing sector lost 8,000 jobs in May 2013, a setback in the effort...
COALITION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMMENDS TSA FOR KEEPING KNIVES OFF PASSENGER PLANES WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 90,000-strong Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions today celebrated the success of its campaign to keep knives off planes and commended the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for holding the line against...
Today, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) praised U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Burr (R-NC), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Robert Casey (D-PA) for their original co-sponsorship of the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight...