An Opportunity to Meet the Candidates
From the WRO President, Ed Laughlin, This coming weekend Meet the Candidates on October 24 starting at 9:30 AM197 Willowen Drive Rochester, NY 14609Sarah Clark for Assembly and Samra Brouk for state Senate.Over 300 flies will be passed out.
From Protest in Rochester, NY
Workers United Upstate’s Gary Bonadonna Jr. and Monika Shelton. #DanielPrude #BlackLivesMatter #WhichSideAreYouOn
Photos from Rally at Vernon Downs and Tioga Downs
Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs workers are asking Governor Cuomo to re-open the casinos so that they can get back to work. Theses photos are from the rallies held simultaneously by the five state casinos on August 27. Erin Young, Union Business Representative for Workers United at Vernon Downs, said Workers United Upstate New York leader Gary Bonadonna Jr., met with the Governor. “While the meeting was promising, we still haven’t been given a date, nor do we have a plan for New York State [to open the casinos],” she said. “The casinos have had their own plans for safety for well over a month now. We need to reopen. And we need to send a message to the governor that [the employees of Vernon Downs] are essential workers — essential to their families, to the local and state economy, and to the New York State education budget.” Thanks to Workers United Business Representative, Erin Young for these photos.
Video Speeches from Black Lives Matter to Unions
Some speeches from the Black Lives Matter to Unions Rally hosted by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.
Black Lives Matter to Labor
Photos from Black Lives Matter Rally hosted by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.
Spectrum News Covers Babbitt Bearings Strike
Read the article: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/human-interest/2020/08/14/babbitt-bearings-strike-?cid=share_clip Photos by Erin Young, WUUNY/RRJB Business Agent
Biden’s union push could force showdown with Elon Musk
Read article on Axios: https://www.axios.com/biden-elon-musk-unions-582e5ea6-7e38-4357-974e-a20103c0366d.html What they’re saying: “What Biden is suggesting is that you finally have some teeth in U.S. labor laws,” said Richard Bensinger, a former national organizing director of the AFL-CIO. “By holding Musk personally accountable it might deter Musk from his usual union busting. The current law has no penalties, only remedies and no individual liability,” said Bensinger, who was also a former organizing director of the United Auto Workers. “This will make a big difference in organizing places like Tesla because it will take these owners and hold them accountable for fighting the right of American workers to organize a union.”
Local officials rally around Tioga Downs
“The union’s efforts are on safety, and they all agreed that Tioga Downs has a safe opening plan.”
Tioga Downs, Local Leaders Demand State Reopens Casinos
Inside Organizer School – August 14 & 15
Building working-class solidarity The Inside Organizer School is conducted for workers, students, activists and union members committed to these goals. Friday, August 14 from 3-6 PM EST andSaturday, August 15 from 10 – 4:30 PM ESTVia Zoom To get involved, contact: insideorganizerschool@gmail.com or call (703) 928-1597 Download the PDF Poster
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