Despite the challenges of organizing during a deadly pandemic, working people across the country (and beyond) continue organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. This edition begins with:
IAFF Wins Massive Organizing Campaign Among Fairfax County’s First Responders: More than 1,000 firefighters and paramedics in Fairfax County, Virginia, voted 95% in favor of forming a union with the Fire Fighters (IAFF) on Friday. They are the newest group of public service workers to organize a union in the county in northern Virginia after a new state law allowed municipalities across the commonwealth to permit collective bargaining with their employees. Organizers cited the need to fix excessive mandatory overtime as one of the key reasons for their victory. IAFF Local 2068 President Robert Young said, “This win puts us in a position to ensure we are providing the best services to the members of our community.”
Largest Private-Sector Nurses Strike Averted as Thousands of California Nurses Reach Tentative Agreements: More than 21,000 registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners at 21 Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California have reached a tentative agreement with management, averting a two-day strike. A separate two-day strike of 1,000 union nurses in Los Angeles was also prevented after the union secured a tentative agreement with the health care giant. The potential strike in Northern California would have been the largest private-sector nurses’ strike in...
Park Filed Complaint Against President Lee Ahead of 2021 Election Jang Youngha Sentenced to One Year in Prison, Two Years Probation Confirmed The police have launched an investigation into Park Chu...