The Department of Labor (DOL) is in the process of changing the tip rules. The new rules could make it possible for employers, like The Meadows, to take of distributing tips (tokes) however they see fit as long as they pay us at least the minimum wage. We want to prevent this from happening!
Learn more at www.pittfaculty.org/doesntaddup2
All of the speeches from the United Steelworkers I AM: 2018 presentation.
Today, on February 4th, we remember the lives of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. 50 years ago, these two men were killed seeking shelter in the back of a sanitation truck in Memphis, Tennessee. Their deaths sparked the sanitation strike of 1968, and today we remember their sacrifice and inspiration with a shared moment of silence across America.
After more than two years of hard work, faculty at the University of Pittsburgh are moving their campaign to form a union with the USW's Academic Workers Association to the next phase by beginning to collect union cards. Some 4,000 full and part-time faculty are organizing because they want a voice in how the university is run, ensuring the core mission—teaching and research—doesn't takes a back seat to other priorities. Comment below with your words of solidarity to wish them luck!
Happy New Year! Here's to a great 2018! Solidarity!