ICE Stokes Fear as TSA Workers Get Screwed
For nearly one month, about 50,000 workers from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) went without pay as their parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), had been under a partial funding freeze. This recent funding freeze comes after TSA agents were not paid for more than one month in the fall during an earlier […]
Boeing Workers Win Substantial Wage Increases, But Big Challenges Lie Ahead
After seven weeks on strike, the thirty-three thousand Boeing machinists, members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) voted to accept a new 4-year contract on November 3rd by a margin of 59% to 41%. The new contract raises wages by 38% by 2028, a 50% increase over what the company offered at the beginning […]