Labor Union Blog

This is National Women’s Health Week and Carolyn Jacobson of the Coalition of Labor Union Women says it’s a chance to get vital health information out to union women.

[Jacobson]: “The Coalition of Labor Union Women has hooked into it with the particular focus on unions and union women to make sure that union women know about the things that they can do to be proactive about their health, the things that they can do that can in fact increase the length of their lives and improve the quality of their lives.”

Jacobson says women can’t neglect their own health while looking after their families. Using health screenings for prevention of things like cervical cancer is one key to improving womens’ health.

This is National Women’s Health Week and Carolyn Jacobson of the Coalition of Labor Union Women says it’s a chance to get vital health information out to union women.

[Jacobson]: “The Coalition of Labor Union Women has hooked into it with the particular focus on unions and union women to make sure that union women know the things that they can do to be proactive about their health, the things that they can do that can in fact increase the length of their lives and improve the quality of their lives.”

Jacobson says women can’t neglect their own health while looking after their families. Using health screenings for prevention of things like cervical cancer is one key to improving women’s health.

Hopes for a conclusion to the American Axle strike faded on Saturday when United Auto Workers President, Ron Gettelfinger reported that the company had offered a contract that included closing three plants. The union leader called the new proposal an “insult”. American Axle workers are going into their 11th week on strike.

Hopes for a conclusion to the American Axle strike faded on Saturday when United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger reported that the company had offered a contract that included closing three plants. The union leader called the new proposal an “insult.” American Axle workers are going into their 11th week on strike.

California is considering new rules that could give a boost to disability payments for workers permanently injured on the job. The proposal by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation would give the workers an average increase of 16 percent to current payments. A report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discovered that California was far below other states when it comes to doling out disability payments. For example, workers who lose an eye on the job only receive on average in California $17,714 in benefits, while in New York State the same injury would provide $64,000 on average.

California is considering new rules that could give a boost to disability payments for workers permanently injured on the job., The proposal by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation would give the workers an average increase of 16 percent to current payments. A report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discovered that California was far below other states when it comes to doling out disability payments. For example, workers who lose an eye on the job only receive on average $17, 714 in benefits while in New York state the same injury would provide $64,000 on average.

On the picket lines for nine days, workers at Latrobe Specialty Steel in Pennsylvania voted Thursday to return to work. Instead of a call welcoming them back, they received a call every worker dreads; the company had to decided to lock them out. Production has continued at the plant since the strike began with the use of temporary workers and supervisers. Three hundred seventy-five workers are off the job. They originally walked off to protest a two-tier wage system proposed by the company. A federal mediator has been called in to work out the differences between United Steelworkers Local 1537 who represents the workers, and the steel company.

On the picket lines for nine days workers at Latrobe Specialty Steel in Pennsylvania voted Thursday to return to work. Instead, they received a call any worker dreads, the company had to decided to lock them out. The company has been continuing production since the strike began with the use of temporary workers and supervisors. Three hundred seventy five workers are off the job. They originally walked off to protest a two-tier wage system proposed by the company. A federal mediator has been called into to work out the differences between United Steelworkers Local 1537 who represents the workers and the steel company.

This Mother’s Day, we’d like to wish every mother a Happy Mother’s Day. Today is the day we show how much we appreciate the innumerable contributions that mothers have made to our lives and our country in a big way. This is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants, florists and the phone companies.

But here’s something lawmakers and corporate bosses can give moms they can really use—time off from work with pay so they can spend time with their children, whether they are newborns or are just suffering from childhood ailments.

The United States doesn’t make it easy for mothers to raise their children. First off, if a mother works, she likely is going to get paid less than a man in the same job—about 77 cents for every $1 a man makes to be exact. And paid time off after a child is born is available in many western nations—but not here. In the United Kingdom, for example, a new mother can take a year off from work and be paid for about nine months. In Norway, she can take 26 weeks and about 20 weeks of that is paid.