In Brattleboro, about 40 school bus drivers were locked out by a massive corporation. A lock out can be better for workers than a strike, according to Labor Notes magazine. “We will be picketing on Friday (August 22) at 2:15 p.m. outside Brattleboro high school and the Academy school in Brattleboro,” Curtis Clough told the Valley Post in a voice phone interview on August 20. He's president of the workers' union, which has a web site at www.teamsterslocal597.net.
The workers will hold rallies in Brattleboro next week. Details are available by contacting them via the above web site.
The workers want to be paid as much as workers who do the same job in nearby parts of New Hampshire.
“A lockout has four advantages over a strike: 1) workers cannot be permanently replaced, 2) they can often collect unemployment benefits, 3) the public will be more sympathetic, and 4) the possibility of getting back pay through NLRB proceedings may put decisive pressure on the employer.” That's according to:
https://labornotes.org/2012/04/everything-you-were-afraid-ask-about-lock...
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In Amherst, there will be a march for justice on August 27 at noon. The march starts at the Campus Center building at UMass. Workers are calling for fair wages. Details are available via https://umasspsu.org.
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In Northampton on August 20, two people were arrested for nonviolent civil disobedience and about 20 people rallied. They were calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The organizers have a web page at:
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