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When immigrant workers are removed from their jobs, it’s not just them and their families who suffer, it's the workers left behind who are forced to pick up the pieces. RWDSU member Tom Torres from Michigan brought this reality to Washington, D.C. in July, speaking alongside union leaders and workers from across industries in the AFL-CIO about how shrinking workforces are straining employees with excessive shifts and overtime, threatening worker safety, and shrinking communities.
Members of RWDSU Local 93 have won a strong new three-year collective bargaining agreement with Continental Food Service – a contract that delivers meaningful economic gains and important workplace improvements for workers in Lansing, Michigan.
Members of RWDSU Local 825 working at the Welch’s facility in Lawton, Michigan have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, securing major victories in wages, benefits, and union protections.
In Lansing, Michigan, members of RWDSU Local 93 working at Friedland Industries, Inc. have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that secures meaningful improvements in wages, benefits, and worker protections. The contract reflects a continued respect between RWDSU members and the leadership of the century-old, family-operated industrial salvage business.
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