Korean workers who had fraudulently entered the United States under the Visa Waiver Program were repeatedly caught trying to work at the SK Innovation plant in Commerce, Georgia, at rates that would undercut U.S. wages.
Working for EthosEnergy, Local 2232 member Mark Jones has advanced from forklift operator to a vice-president position overseeing 300 employees.
Mark Jones began working for EthosEnergy in 1997 as an apprentice and forklift operator. Last year, EthosEnergy promoted him to senior vice president of union field services.
March Member E-News: Work updates; A Member Spotlight; Introductions of new staff; Training info; Labor news; and more.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Marty Walsh as secretary of the Labor Department on March 22.
Millwright Local 1192, which covers Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle, has purchased a 6,080-square-foot office building to accommodate rapid growth.
The U.S. Labor Department is proposing to rescind two final rules that would significantly weaken protections afforded to American workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Click to see the names of members who advanced to journeyman status between Jan. 16 and Feb. 15, 2021.
Travis Harkey of Atkins, Arkansas, has been doing mechanical work since he was 14, but he didn’t find out what a millwright was until he was 27.
The SSMRC has selected Thomas Brown as business agent for Local 1421, which covers north Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.