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  Suspect arrested in shooting death of labor leader Khalid Ibrahim Abdi, 26, outside Twin Cities Eid prayer service, police say Abdi was a field representative for AFSCME Council 5, according to Bart Anderson, the union's executive director Suspect arrested in shooting death of labor leader outside Twin Cities Eid prayer service, police say - CBS Minnesota Man killed in shooting amid Twin Cities Eid celebration at Canterbury Park, police say - CBS Minnesota

  Tier 6 pension reforms finalized Age 58 retirement only for teachers Tier 6 pension reforms finalized - The Chief

DC 37 SUPPORTS 24 HOUR SHIFTS WITH ONLY 13 HOURS PAY FOR HOME ATTENDANTS   DC 37 joins opposition to end of 24-hour shifts - The Chief

  Deal for 'Tier 6' pension changes to cost $557M annually, lower teacher retirement age to 58 N.Y. budget deal includes major 'Tier 6' pension revisions Tier 6 changes finalized - The Chief

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD STRIKE OVER trains go back in service at 12 noon Tuesday, May 19 - MTA and union leaders agree to a four year contract with very modest raises below the rate of inflation MTA reaches deal with 3,500 LIRR workers after three-day strike - The Chief   LIRR strike update: Unions, MTA reach agreement to end 3-day walkout - ABC7 New York LIRR strike ends as MTA reaches deal with unions after chaotic commute - Gothamist LIRR strike ends after 3 days as MTA and unions reach deal Deal reached to end strike at largest US commuter railroad | CNN Business Democratic Party, union apparatus conspire to shut down powerful New York rail strike - World Socialist Web Site Strike over as labor coalition reaches tentative agreement with Long Island Rail Road - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen DEAL REACHED ON LIRR – STRIKE ENDED – TCUNION.ORG Trains Return to Long Island After Tentative Agreement - Railway Age

  LIRR strike enters third day as workers, MTA remain deadlocked Workers accuse MTA of backtracking LIRR strike enters third day as workers, MTA remain deadlocked - The Chief

  VIRGINIA'S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR UPHOLDS A JIM CROW ERA LAW BANNING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONIZATION Back in 1948, in Jim Crow times, a group of Black employees at a Virginia state hospital unionized. The state's Democratic majority state legislature and Democratic governor responded by stripping all state, county and municipal workers in the old dominion state of their right to unionize.  This week, the state's current governor upheld that reactionary tradition by vetoing a bill that would have restored those basic democratic rights to public sector workers in Virginia. Racism in general and anti Black racism in particular are America's original sin - pretty much every major labor abuse in this country is rooted in that. Here's yet another example Labor leaders call collective bargaining veto a ‘betrayal’ by Virginia governor | Virginia | The Guardian Spanberger vetoes bills allowing public employees to collectively bargain working conditions, wages | News From The Sta...

  The Workerist Manifesto by Gregory A. Butler About the Book The average American private sector worker produces about $200,000 worth of goods or services a year…. but only gets paid $35,000 in gross pre tax wages in return (in a country where you need to make $100,000 a year to support a family of 4 at a middle income standard of living). Why does this country’s 161 million strong working class continue to tolerate that? This book sets out to answer that question. About the Author ABOUT THE AUTHOR – Gregory A. Butler is a longtime labor activist in New York City. He got his first unionized job in February 1986, has been a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, American Federation of Teachers and the International Union of Operating Engineers, was a shop steward in the UBC for 17 years and a union delegate in the IUOE for 3 years. This is his third book: his previous works were DISUNITED BROTHERHOODS …race, racketeering and the fall of...

  Long Island Railroad strike shuts down nation's busiest commuter train line, union says 'we're far apart' BLET members on strike at Long Island Rail Road - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 3,500 Workers Walk Out as BLET Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike - International Brotherhood of Teamsters LIRR strike shuts down nation's busiest commuter train line, union says 'we're far apart' - Gothamist Long Island Rail Road, America’s largest commuter railroad, is on strike North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike | New York | The Guardian LIRR workers strike, shutting down country's largest commuter rail - Newsday LIRR strike begins - Trains

  Tier 6 negotiations narrow to three changes Decreasing worker contributions, lowering retirement age and OT changes all still on the table, sources say Tier 6 negotiations narrow to three changes - The Chief

  AFSCME DC 37 extends remote work pilot for another year Union will push for flexible work benefits to be included in contract with city DC 37 extends remote work pilot for another year - The Chief

  New York City sanitation workers push pension reform Teamsters Local 831 seeking 20-year retirement, end of social security offset City sanitation workers push pension reform - The Chief