On January 7 & 8, 2025, workers at the Gaylord Chemical manufacturing facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have successfully voted to unionize with the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC). This victory marks a pivotal...| I.C.W.U.C. Organizing
On October 30, 2024, the members of Local 715C and the Atomic Trades and Labor Council (ATLC) celebrated a significant victory as 88% of the unrepresented Transuranic Waste Processing Center Operators voted in favor...| I.C.W.U.C. Organizing
On Wednesday, October 9th, 71% of the lab analysts at the Kuraray America Inc. plant in La Porte, Texas, joined ICWUC Local 900C. Kuraray is a global chemical company, and Kuraray America Inc produces specialty chemical, fiber and resin production. Kuraray hired union busting lawyers that tried to stop the lab analysts from being part of the same unit as their colleagues in the production and maintenance departments; as well as employing captive audience meetings.| www.icwuc.com
Job security is an important benefit of joining a union. We can help protect workers from arbitrary firings or layoffs by establishing clear procedures for discipline and termination. In cases where layoffs are necessary, ICWUC can negotiate for things like severance pay or retraining programs to help affected employees transition to new jobs.| www.icwuc.com
One of the key tools that labor unions use to advocate for their members is collective bargaining. This process involves union representatives negotiating with employers on behalf of all workers in a bargaining unit to determine wages, benefits, working conditions, and other terms of employment. Collective bargaining gives workers a powerful voice in shaping their own destinies, allowing them to push back against unfair treatment and demand better compensation for their labor.| www.icwuc.com
Written by Linda D. Wattley| www.icwuc.com
The Union Veterans Council seeks to bring together union leaders and union members who are veterans to speak out on veteran’s issues and influence public policy to improve the quality of life for U.S. veterans and their families. The two primary areas of focus for veterans are access to good jobs and quality health care.| www.icwuc.com
On June 8 & 9, 2022, twenty-five workers at Elementis Specialties, Inc. in New Martinsville, WV won a NLRB election to join ICWUC Local 566C with a unanimous vote.| www.icwuc.com
This organizing victory is the result of a five-year effort to organize workers at INEOS Pigments. The company refused to recognize the ICWUC/UFCW or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its efforts were supported by the previous administration’s National Labor Relations Board. INEOS Pigments also hired union busting lawyers to hold captive audience meetings at the plants. Despite these obstacles and intimidation tactics, these workers persevered and unionized because they wanted ...| www.icwuc.com