Published 03 Dec, 2013 “Caesars Entertainment is a company that never stops wanting to take from the workforce,” said Gaming Division Director Joe Carbon, who in the last seven months organized 1,150 workers at three Caesars-owned casinos. “They’ve got their bean counters that never stop. Any little thing they can take from workers—some of your…
Published 03 Dec, 2013 </div> <div>Citrus Connection is a small privately owned bus company that services commuter routes in Central Florida. For years, bosses at the company did whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted: Employees were terminated at will, put on suspension and not contacted for months, and had no avenue to come back to…
Published 03 Dec, 2013 In Georgia, Local 527 won an election to represent 53 employees of the Augusta Public Transit system in a landslide 30 to 9 vote on September 26. These new TWU members are Bus Operators, Bus Paratransit, Laborers, Mechanics, Customer Service Clerks, and Parts Clerks. “A Bus Operator named Alicia Waters, who…
Published 22 Nov, 2013 Thursday night, 20 Rail Car Cleaners employed by Harvard Services Group voted to join TWU Local 229 in Hoboken, NJ. The win marks the Local’s second representation election victory this month, coming on the heels of a yes vote from 47 Car Mechanics at ALL-TECH, also a subcontractor for Hudson-Bergen Light…