Rank-and-file Chicago cops have selected John Catanzara as the brand new president in their union for the following 3 years, changing incumbent Kevin Graham in a runoff election. Two months after an election wherein no candidate won no less than 50% reinforce, Catanzara received 54.9% of the vote within the runoff, notching 4,709 votes to Graham’s 3,872, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 introduced Friday night. Thursday used to be the final day for officials to forged in-person ballots on the union’s West Loop headquarters, even though maximum votes had been mailed in. “Kevin Graham would like to Congratulate the new head of The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7, President John Catanzara,” a union remark learn. Graham assumed union
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Hospital employee contracts COVID-19; union calls for danger
Candice Martinez has labored 12-to-16-hour shifts at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for the closing month because the clinic confronted each its customary inflow of sufferers and the emerging selection of COVID-19 instances. She’s paid about $15-an-hour to sanitize clinic rooms, and was once proud to be combating at the entrance line in opposition to the coronavirus. But then, two weeks in the past, she began to come back down with signs. First it was once a headache, Then a frame pain. Then a sore throat. A check showed it. She had COVID-19, and he or she believes it took place whilst cleansing rooms. Greg Kelley, president of SEIU Healthcare Illinois, mentioned that is all too commonplace for union individuals like Martinez. Now
Elon Musk In War Of Words With UAW Over Tesla Worker’s Call To Unionize
Share this: Elon Musk has been in the spotlight a lot recently for his role on the Presidential Advisory Forum, but the Tesla CEO is now making headlines over a disagreement with the United Automobile Workers. The UAW on Friday claimed it’s been contacted by workers from Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., factory expressing a desire to unionize, Reuters reports. The news comes one day after an alleged disgruntled Tesla worker, Jose Moran, wrote a blog post claiming the electric vehicle manufacturer overworks and underpays its employees. Musk told Gizmodo that Tesla thinks Moran was paid by the UAW. “Our understanding is that this guy was paid by the UAW to join Tesla and agitate for a union,” Musk said. “He doesn’t really work for us, he works
Miami Police Union To Boycott If Dolphins Kneel For Patriots’ National Anthem
There’s been a growing list of NFL players protesting the national anthem this season, and not everyone is happy about it. Several Miami Dolphins players recently continued a trend started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as four Dolphins, led by running back Arian Foster, took a knee during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” to protest racial inequality in America. The Dolphins plan to protest again before their Week 2 matchup against the Patriots in New England, but if they do, things could get contentious. Per the Miami Herald, local Miami police plans to stop providing escorts for players before home games until the ... NESN.com
DeMaurice Smith: NFL, Union Working On Deal To End Roger Goodell’s Discipline Power
Roger Goodell’s days as the NFL’s judge, jury and executioner might be numbered. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith told The Wall Street Journal on Monday that the league and union are working on a potential deal that would strip the NFL commissioner of his power to decide off-the-field discipline. “We’ve been talking about changes to the personal conduct policy since October and have traded proposals,” Smith told the Journal. “We looked at the league’s proposal for neutral arbitration. There is a common ground for us to get something done.” The NFL, which recently has lost cases against Ray Rice, Adrian ...