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Workers United – SEIU strongly condemns the murder of Shahidul Islam, an organizer who was killed for standing up for the rights of garment workers in Bangladesh.
Workers United – SEIU joins the global labor movement in strongly condemning the murder of Shahidul Islam, an organizer who was killed for standing up for the rights of garment workers in Bangladesh. Shahidul was a senior organizer with the Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF) and President of BGIWF’s Gazipur district committee. Shahidul was beaten to death in retaliation for supporting workers at the Prince Jacquard Sweater Ltd. factory, where BGIWF had been organizing for the last few months. Workers United – SEIU expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of Shahidul Islam and to our sisters and brothers at BGIWF. We stand in solidarity with these courageous leaders fighting for respect and dignity at work.
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Healthcare Laundry Workers file charges against Kaiser contractor Emerald Textiles
Hundreds of healthcare laundry workers facing layoffs filed unfair labor practice charges against private equity-backed laundry company Emerald Textiles over the Kaiser Permanente contractor’s refusal to bargain with the workers and their union.
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FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HOUSE-PASSED BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL INCLUDES MAKE PPE IN AMERICA ACT
American Factories Like Hickey Freeman Stepped Up During The Pandemic To Manufacture Critical PPE For Their Communities; Feds Will Now Tap American Textile Workers, like those at Hickey Freeman, To Grow U.S Jobs & U.S. PPE Production
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WU Celebrates Passage of Made in America PPE Act as part of $1 T Infrastructure package
The Made in America PPE Act sets a new standard for federal procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – all PPE purchased by our federal government will need to be produced in the United States using domestic materials.
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Starbucks workers file unfair labor practice charge
Starbucks barista Michelle Eisen, representing Starbucks partners across Buffalo, filed an unfair labor practice charge against Starbucks corporate at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging an unprecedented degree of interference with and disruption of a union organizing attempt.
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