11am Thurs Feb 11 St. Charles Church 178 Dexter St. Prov RI
ICE detained the workers in Foxboro on their way to work at Gillette Stadium. Workers were hired to shovel snow for a Patriots game. They need your solidarity!
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“Twenty-five years of service, and this is what I get,” said Noreen McNamara, as she arrived in New York City.
Recently, she and her co-workers, members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1199, were told that the lab - which has received millions in state and federal subsidies - will outsource their jobs and pay Jani-King International of Texas to hire new cleaners. Three of the housekeepers are in their 60s and close to retirement, McNamara said.
Jayson Myers, chief executive of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, said there are a number of limitations to the deal. It is temporary, allows access to only a limited number of U.S. procurement areas, and isn't retroactive—with much of the stimulus money already spent, he said.
Applications for summer job programs will be available starting Monday from 2:30-4 p.m. and residents of New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Acushnet, Freetown, Lakeville, Marion, Wareham and Rochester are eligible to apply.
"The union presence varies across states, but unions substantially raise wages and benefits for workers in every state," said John Schmitt, the author of the report.
Had the committee voted differently, the hiring of a non-union contractor would have been “very unlikely,” because non-union contractors “would have to follow the project labor agreement,” Rogers said.
Well, the agreement passed by the City Council and the State Legislators in 2002 specifically prohibits the usage of the land for two things - a landfill and a casino.
