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Tennessee Democratic Party staffers begin collective bargaining process

Blaise Gainey

September 27, 2022

Employees at the Tennessee Democratic Party are holding the first of many meetings with management Tuesday to create a collective bargaining agreement. Members of the staff chose to unionize in July.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, Tennessee Democratic Party, union, Unionization

Three Brothers Coffee makes the push to become one of the first unionized shops in Tennessee

Paige Pfleger

March 7, 2022

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A coffee shop on West End Avenue near Vanderbilt University is making a bid to unionize. If successful, Three Brothers Coffee would be one of the first unionized coffee shops in the state.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: coffee, Three Brothers Coffee, union

Nashville Symphony Union Agrees To Pay Cuts After Pandemic Shutdown

Blake Farmer

July 27, 2021

Violist Melinda Whitley, who led the negotiations, says it feels like a step back, even though musicians are eager to return to what they love doing. The new contract has been ratified with a 7% reduction in pay for the first year. The 83 union members have until next week to sign their personal contracts.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: furlough, Nashville Symphony, pandemic, unemployment, union

Unions Rally At Tennessee Capitol, Say Living Wage Isn’t Lost Cause

Blake Farmer

March 11, 2014

Unions from around the state rallied at the Tennessee capitol Tuesday in support of raising the minimum wage, despite the defeat of a minimum wage proposal last month.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, living wage, minimum wage, SEIU, UAW, union

Tennessee Chamber’s ‘Remaining Union-Free’ Seminars Come While Businesses Can Still Attend Anonymously

Blake Farmer

February 26, 2014

The union organizing campaign at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant – while so-far unsuccessful – has prompted the state’s Chamber of Commerce to offer seminars on how to keep workplaces “union-free.” The events were hastily scheduled because of a looming change in labor law.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Mekesha Montgomery, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, union, Volkswagen

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