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Labor Takes the High Road: How Unions Make Western New York More Prosperous and Equitable
Sam Magavern, Lou Jean Fleron — Mar 8, 2019
The report explores how unions make a major impact on the region not just through collective bargaining, but also through community service and policy advocacy. Analyzing Census data, the authors find that union members in Western New York enjoy substantially higher wages, more full-time work, more health insurance coverage, and more pension benefits than non-members. Union impacts radiate out far beyond their members. Research reveals that unions improve wages, job quality, health, and safety, …
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Labor Takes the High Road: How Unions Make Western New York More Prosperous and Equitable Executive Summary
Sam Magavern, Lou Jean Fleron — Mar 8, 2019
The report explores how unions make a major impact on the region not just through collective bargaining, but also through community service and policy advocacy. Analyzing Census data, the authors find that union members in Western New York enjoy substantially higher wages, more full-time work, more health insurance coverage, and more pension benefits than non-members. Union impacts radiate out far beyond their members. Research reveals that unions improve wages, job quality, health, and safety, …
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"We're fighting for fairness!" The Struggle for a Fair Contract at Wendt Corporation
Patty Hughan, Nghia Nguyen — Jan 31, 2018
In June 2017, workers at Wendt Corporation's Buffalo, New York manufacturing shop overwhelmingly voted to join into a union and be represented by Ironworkers Shopmen's Local No 576. But workers say that the company has been dragging its heels and preventing them from getting a fair first contract. "Everyone that works here deserves fair pay, a safe workplace, equal treatment, and a little job security for ourselves and our families," one of these brave workers said.
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Labor Unions and Coalitions in Buffalo
Heather Anderson — Dec 8, 2008
Labor unions have evolved tremendously since their inception in 1866 in the United States. Today, some unions in the Buffalo region are responding to free market fundamentalism with the development of multiple coalition partners. Coalitions are composed of unions and like-minded activist organizations. This creative response to a long-term economic crisis has created a high road social infrastructure. Unions have moved beyond their traditional roles of collective bargaining …
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Champions @ Work: Employment, Workplace Practices and Labor-Management Relations in Western New York: A Study
Lou Jean Fleron, Howard Stanger, Eileen Patton — Jan 1, 2000
This study examines private sector employment, workplace practices and labor-management relations in Western New York (WNY) from the mid-1980s to the present. It is a regional assessment, a benchmark designed to help the public and private sectors make informed decisions regarding enterprise and regional development. Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations conducted the study as a part of its public service mission, with financial support from New York State.