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Now that #Striketober has given way to #Strikesgiving, let's pause for a moment and be grateful that labor made 2021 the year that unions wised up to the self-immolating scam that is the two-tier contract. 1/ 
As Alexandra Bradbury writes for @labornotes, this year's most prominent labor actions fought against two-tier contracts, from the Teamsters to John Deere to Kaiser to Kellogg's to UPS.
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What's a two-tier contract? Just what it sounds like: management offers the union concessions on its key demands, but only for current workers. Future workers get a worse deal. 3/
Alex N. Press: @IATSE workers approved a new contract, avoiding a strike of 60,000 workers. The vote was almost split, 50/50. There are two contracts, & the other one didn't pass but b/c of an archaic electoral college-style process, the contract passed
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Alex N. Press: There is a lot of upset over the vote since it was so close. People were hoping they'd get longer weekend hours off, that they'd have a stronger contract.
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Alex Press: The majority voted against a contract that was still ratified, & that brings to mind the 2018 UPS contract. This year at the convention, the Teamsters got rid of the 2/3 rule that caused the UPS contract to be approved. Will IATSE change their rules, too?
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John Fetterman: I've had the honor of being on numerous picket lines over the last few months; invariably, these are the men & women we called "essential" during the pandemic. They need to be treated well & paid accordingly.
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John Fetterman: The #Kelloggstrike in Lancaster was remarkable b/c the company wants a 2-tier wage system & the older, established employees are saying NO & are standing up for the newer workers who would be paid less under that plan.
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John Fetterman: John Deere tried to create a two-tier wage system & it failed.
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Happening now: UPMC hospital workers announce they are going on strike on November 18th to demand $20/hour, safer staffing, and the right to form their union without interference. #Strikesgiving
It’s time for Pittsburgh to stand with the hospital workers who are going on strike because they are standing up for all of Pittsburgh. - Carl Redwood
UMPC has all but admitted knowing that workers have problems making ends meet, going as far as setting up a food pantry for workers who are not able to cover the cost of their own groceries. I have to go to the foodbank twice a week just to get dried goods. - Juilia Centofanti
