Striking members of Teamsters Local 743 talk about their employer, SK Hand Tools, stripping workers of their health insurance coverage without notice. UPDATE Nov. 4, 2009: SK Hand Tool workers end strike, get health insurance www.suntimes.com Teamsters Local Union 743, which represents about 70 workers at the company, said members voted by a three-to-one margin to accept a contract offer and return to work. “Because we are Teamsters and willing to fight, we’re now the only employees at SK with health insurance. This is something that all Americans should have,” stated Emilio Lunar, SK steward and strike leader.
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UPDATE: Workers Strike Successful, Union Gets Their Health Coverage Back
Written by Tools on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 in Hand Tools.
Tags: Back, Coverage, Gets, Health, Strike, Successful, Their, Union, Update, WORKERS
Teamsters 743 strike over lost health insurance
Written by Tools on Monday, July 26th, 2010 in Hand Tools.
Tags: Health, insurance, Lost, Over, Strike, Teamsters
August 25, 2009 – Union members working at SK Hand Tools Chicago voted unanimously to strikedue to the companys unilateral withdrawal of the workers health insurance without notice. President Obama is leading a national debate about how to protect hard-working Americans from callous employers like SK Hand Tools, said Teamsters Local 743 president Richard Berg. This French-owned company has left us no choice but to strike for our basic needs, health care, he continued.
Green Home Improvement: 65 Projects That Will Cut Utility Bills, Protect Your Health & Help the the Environment
Written by Tools on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 in Home Improvement.
Tags: Bills, Environment, Green, Health, Help, Home, Improvement, Projects, Protect, Utility
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In a tight economy, this book offers clear financial benefits: Helps homeowners immediately cut their utility bills. Fits with the trend toward smaller home improvements most of the projects require only a modest… More >>