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Hawaii union workers negotiate deal with Marriott hotel management, ending months-long strike
Dec 2, 2018by Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News HONOLULU, HI — Union organization Unite Here Local 5 has been in negotiations with Kyo-Ya Hotel and Resorts since this past summer, after contracts were expired and the company refused to renew them.... -
Health workers protest job cuts at Kaiser Permanente
Sep 4, 2018DOWNEY, CA — While many people took the day off, some health workers in California went to work, demanding that one of the states largest employers, keeps its workers, rather than use outsourcing to cut costs. About a... -
On Labor Day, San Francisco Marriott employees push for better wages
Sep 4, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — These are just some of the people who were arrested after protesting for better pay from Marriott hotels. According to San Francisco police, an estimated 75 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic on Powell... -
Care-home layoff plans averted after unionized workers speak out
Jul 23, 2018COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Jospehine Bereber was at this same park in Coquitlam a few weeks ago, rallying to keep her job as a care aid worker for the past 10 years. She was among 150 mostly... -
Fil-Am advocates say new Supreme Court ruling is detrimental to workers
May 22, 2018LOS ANGELES — Having their day in court just became much harder to get for millions of American workers. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on ideological lines — 5 conservatives and 4 liberals — that... -
Pinoy nurses in Albany, NY rally to form union
Apr 13, 2018ALBANY, NY — These nurses want to exercise their right to organize and form a union. “Gusto naming magkaroon ng union dahil gusto naming para magkaroon kami ng boses upang umangat ang aming standard of living, ang... -
Pinoy Tesla employee speaks out, citing poor working conditions, no union
Apr 21, 2017FREMONT, CA — Tesla is one of the most forward-thinking auto companies — but some of its workers, including kababayans, are calling out its management for reportedly failing to provide them with a good working environment. The... -
Pinoy union leader fired in San Francisco
Feb 28, 2017by Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News SAN FRANCISCO — Union members are calling out the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, for what they call the unjust firing of a Filipino-American union representative. Daz Lamparas has been...
