AHF members joined together for a Unity Rally for each shift to show their solidarity and support for a new better contract.  Negotiations have been ongoing with a company that bought the plant sometime last year.  They stand together stong and we stand with them.

Teamsters Local 175 joins West Virginia AFL-CIO  March 12, 2019 Facebook Twitter Email Google+ Share In an encouraging sign of unity within the West Virginia labor movement, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 175 made a unanimous decision this past Saturday to affiliate with the West Virginia AFL-CIO.

Dear Teamsters; I just wanted to express our true gratitude and to let you know just how wonderful it is to be overwhelmed by the kindness, dedication, work, and true faithfulness of the our Teamsters.   Yesterday was beyond anything we could have imagined or hoped for.

Think you have a right to a voice in government or to come watch them pass laws affecting you? Here's what WV Republicans think of you: https://www.youtube.com/watch.

Rick Wilson: Be wary of right-to-work bait The ancient Chinese sage known to us as Confucius was once asked what he would do if he ever came to a position of influence in a kingdom. His answer was a little surprising. He said he would begin with “the rectification of names.” Then as now, a great deal of damage can be caused by misleading language.

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http://ibt.io/alec-ups UPS: Still in ALEC! Two weeks ago, we told you about UPS’s affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.  ALEC is an organization that sets up meetings for companies, like UPS and FedEx, to meet with state legislators to develop and promote anti-worker, anti-union legislation that directly hurts working families.

You can fully expect the Right-to-Work fight to come into play and continued Prevailing Wage battle during the next Legislative session starting in January 2016. Good analysis of facts by Ted Boettner, Director of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, about Right-to-Work that can be used when talking with family members, co-workers,neighbors, and friends.

SO, WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE “RIGHT TO WORK”? ANTI-UNION LAWS are spreading like wildfire throughout the United States and so-called “Right to Work” is one of those laws. According to a recent poll, the majority of West Virginia citizens favor “Right to Work” laws, simply because they do not understand the meaning of the wrongly named legislation nor do they understand the devastating effect it will have on their way of life. SO-CALLED “RIGHT TO WORK” LAWS, EXPLAINED! Saturday, May 16th / 9:00am-12:00pm Charleston Civic Center’s South Hall 200 Civic Center Dr, Charleston, WV 25301 Sponsored by: The various crafts of the Charleston Building and Constructions Trades Council and the West Virginia State Building Trades Seating is limited; please RSVP by contacting the WV AFL-CIO @ wvaflcio@wvaflcio.org or (304) 344-3557 One Voice, One Agenda, One Movement! www.WVAFLCIO.org