Category Archives: Labor Employment news

Heaven Hill Strike Enters 4th Week

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Union members say more than 20 striking workers have already left for other opportunities.  It appears the United Food & Commercial Workers union that represents Heaven Hill workers and the distillery are at loggerheads.  At least for the moment, it … Continue reading →

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Union Says Heaven Hill Walked from Bargaining Table, Distillery Says It Didn’t

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

United Food & Commercial Workers union called on Heaven Hill Distillery to return to the bargaining table in an effort to reach an agreement on a new labor contract. It said a federal negotiator also urged the company to rejoin talks with … Continue reading →

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Heaven Hill Workers Vote to Strike

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The workers have been in negotiations for a new contract since the summer, and voted down a proposed contract, 372-13. Employees told the New County Gazette the proposed contract sought to change the company’s shifts so that employees could be … Continue reading →

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Calif. Unions Back Bill Giving Workplace Protections to 1 Million

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

A bill giving workplace protections to 1 million “gig economy” workers moved closer to final passage in the California legislature. Janitors cleaning downtown office buildings, truckers loading goods at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, construction workers building … Continue reading →

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Reflection:  Why You’re Not Singing ‘Look for the Union Label’

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

As some of you know, I teach communications part-time at Prince George’s Community College.  This morning, in honor of Labor Day, I looked back 40 years and played one of the great broadcast jingles of all time, “Look for the … Continue reading →

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U.S. Labor Market Continues to Tighten

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

The US labor market continues to tighten as the creation of 223,000 jobs in May helped drive the unemployment rate down to 3.8%, its

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