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The union and construction companies that hire union members of the building trades will be at the Delavan Grider Community Center Wednesday looking for carpenters and people who want to apply for an apprenticeship with the union.
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A Buffalo-area union organizing campaign announced Wednesday that workers at two more Starbucks locations have filed petitions for a vote whether to unionize. Workers, while providing an update Wednesday, claimed Starbucks executives have been visiting local stores to engage with workers, and they believe the purpose is to sway the vote.
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The head of Western New York’s Labor Federation is retiring, after a decade in the job.Unions certainly aren’t what they used to be, but the Labor…
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A local coffee shop chain whose workers recently unionized has announced the permanent closure of its three locations.On Monday, WBFO ran a story on how…
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The changes in the workplace in the 21st century are many. We’re in a gig economy populated by freelancers and technology lets us work from home, automate…
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Union workers in Ontario are more restive than festive in the lead-up to Christmas. A coalition of ten unions is challenging the Ford government’s new law…
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In just about a month, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will be shutting down to prepare for a major expansion project. But an area labor leader is concerned…
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If you traveled by the General Motors Powertrain plant in the Town of Tonawanda on Thursday, it looked like another day of United Auto Workers picketing,…
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As the Western New York community gathers to celebrate Labor Day, the head of the region's AFL-CIO council looks at progress on several fronts.Since last…
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Over the next few days, 7,200 unionized workers at Kaleida Health will be briefed on provisions of a new contract between three unions and healthcare…