DAILY NEWS
Triumph strike support, victory at Verizon, broken promises…
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
LOCAL
Washington State Labor Council Secretary Treasurer Lynne Dodson visited Gary Swartz of Machinists Union Local Lodge 86 on the picket line at Triumph Composite Systems in Spokane, where the Machinists’ strike continues after three weeks. The WSLC donated $1,000 to the union’s strike fund.
ALSO at The Stand — Machinists strike at Triumph in Spokane (May 11, 2016)
Labor and community back Triumph strikers (May 16, 2016)
► In today’s Yakjima H-R — Five farm workers wounded in ‘negligent’ shooting in Zillah orchard — Five orchard workers were injured Sunday afternoon when they were hit in the legs with shotgun pellets near Zillah. Authorities believe whoever fired the shots was actually aiming at birds.
BOEING
► In the Seattle Times — Boeing tankers will be delivered to Air Force late — and incomplete — The Air Force said Friday that Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program, already late and over budget, faces a further serious delay of six months for initial tanker deliveries — and an additional nine months beyond that to achieve fully operational tankers.
ELECTION 2016
► In the Cleveland P-D — AFL-CIO unleashes attack on Donald Trump — Organized labor is launching an attack on Donald Trump. “Donald Trump: Dangerous. Divisive. Unfit to be president,” reads the headline on fliers the Ohio AFL-CIO will begin circulating among 2,200 local unions this week.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
► From The Hill — Geopolitics moves to center stage of Obama trade deal push — Proponents are arguing that passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will demonstrate U.S. leadership in the region and will define future economic relationships that assure the long-term stability of the Pacific Rim.
NATIONAL
ALSO see the CWA statement on the deal.
► From The Hill — Striking Verizon employees heading back to work — Striking Verizon workers will head back to work on Wednesday after finalizing a tentative new contract with the telecom company. The proposal for a four-year contract announced over the holiday weekend includes a 10.9-percent raise as well as other compensation boosts. The company had proposed a much lower figure.
► In today’s NY Times — For assistants in prestige fields, overtime rule may alter career path — The change presents more than an economic challenge for the companies that rely on the willingness of young, ambitious workers to trade pay and self-respect for a shot at a prestige job down the road.
TODAY’S MUST-READ
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