New Contract for Massena Public Library Workers

Library workers at Massena Public Library in New York have a new collective agreement that includes paid leave for part-time workers. However, part-time workers' hours have been reduced and they now have to contribute more money to their health savings accounts. The library's workers are represented by Teamsters Local 687.

Report on Wages at University of California Issued

A report was recently published by Economic Policy Institute (EPI), stating that the vast majority of employees represented by the Teamsters Local 2010 union at the University of California make lower wages than that necessary to support a one-adult, one-child family. The union represents employees in clerical and allied services, and sponsored the EPI report.