Labor haters love to claim that unions only care about their own members. The claims are baloney of course. Unions advocate for more than just men and women who pack union cards. Unions champion the whole working class. No one understood that better than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who said: “The labor movement was …
Springfield, Mo., Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 453 member Craig Scott is in Sochi, Russia, this week watching his daughter Emily compete for Olympic gold in several short track speed skating events. But it wasn’t an easy journey for father or daughter Emily, 25, was a world champion inline skater before taking up short track speed skating about …
IBEW Father and Daughter’s Long Journey to Sochi Short Track Read More »
Sunday is the first outdoor, cold weather site Super Bowl in the game’s 48-year history. The frigid weather in the weeks leading up to the game and expected temps in the 20s and 30s won’t stop the thousands of union members who are bringing you the game. On the scene at MetLife Stadium in the …
No Fancy Commercials, but Super Bowl is Brought to You by Union Members Read More »
Here in the holiday season and stretching into the New Year, a lot of folks decide it’s a good time for a night at the theater or to take in a concert. A lot of us want to look for the union label, too. Here are some links that might help. Most of your big …
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
