Carpenters Union Local 408

Why Labor Unions Are Dying

Labor unions live in the past and ignore how they are not helping most workers in 2021. Common sense shows they need to adapt or will keep losing members.

Why you should never wash your jeans

Laundry is inevitable, but thankfully there are people like Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh who want to make our lives a little easier. According to him, you should never wash a pair of jeans. Ever. While this may prompt noises of disgust from those are less-then-enamoured by the idea of walking around in dirty clothes, Mr Bergh explained that he "spot cleans" any stains with a toothbrush.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why almost every pair of jeans has a zipper that says ‘YKK’

If you look closely at the zipper on your pants right now, odds are that it has 3 letters engraved on the tab: "YKK." But what does it mean?

Millennials Love Labor Unions, New Study Finds

Millennials love labor unions. According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, millennials’ views of unions have improved in recent years, with more than half of respondents telling pollsters they have a favorable opinion of labor organizations.

Labor Unions Remain Steadfastly Opposed To Trans-Pacific Trade Measure

Labor unions argue a deal would erode jobs and benefit corporations. Experts say those concerns are legitimate, but companies that are more engaged in global trade also pay higher wages.

How do Utahns feel about labor unions? New poll has answers

Even among those who approve of organized labor, some worry unions can be a ‘tool that gets used incorrectly or abused’

Are millennials saving labor unions? Membership increasing in Ithaca, nationally

Labor unions are pretty much one of the things millennials actually haven't killed so far.

Labor Unions: Can They Work for Academia?

In response to the issues facing adjunct professors, some are now looking to a union contract to protect them. One research study reports that as many as 386

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement.

Breaking the Chains: Can Labor Unions Organize Retail Workers?

Retail is the nation's largest employer. But in recent decades, retail unionism has taken a steep fall.

Labor union signs petition asking to keep extra unemployment benefits

Labor union signs petition asking to keep extra unemployment benefits

Labor Unions and "Protected Concerted Activity:" What Private Employers

Employers, it seems, can't catch a break these days.<br>They build businesses. They take risks. They face increasing supply costs, supply-chain problems, inter...

Labor unions need to find a new bargaining chip

What is it that they can offer to employers to win better wages and working conditions?

Can labor unions help close the black-white wage gap?

After nearly half a century of declining union membership, collective bargaining may be primed for a comeback.

Is Twitter the architectural intern's unofficial labor union? Exposing the reality behind unpaid...

Social media has been accused of being many things: a time-waster, an intelligence-leveler, a privacy-invader. However, in the field of architectural employment, social media has oddly become a kind of virtual worker’s union, helping to expose unethical hiring practices. A recent leaked...

Are Carpenter Ants or Carpenter Bees Destroying My Deck?

With summer in full swing, it is likely that you and your family are spending ample time out on the deck. Perhaps while repairing the wood structure or…

Are You A Carpenter?

During adolescence, we were all asked at one time or another, what we wanted to be when we grew up. Back when I was in school, the two most popular answers were always a doctor and a lawyer. At tha…

When a labor union gets upset about job-stealing goats

If the fact that a product is half free of charge leads you to exclude it from competition, how can its being totally free of charge induce you to admit it into competition? Either you are not consistent, or you should, after excluding what is half free of charge as harmful to our domestic industry, exclude what is totally gratuitous with all the more reason and with twice the zeal<br>Make your choice, but be logical; for as long as you ban, as…

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