From Teamsters Local 320:
The 11,000 members of Teamsters Local 320 are saddened and grieving the loss of Teamster brother Philando Castile. This is a tragedy on every level and all Teamsters are encouraged to keep the Castile family in our thoughts and prayers. [...]
Teamsters Local 320 President Sami Gabriel issued the following statement.
“I have known Philando “Phil” Castile since he joined the Teamsters back in 2002 and he was an amazing person who did his job at St. Paul Public Schools because he loved the children he served. He will be deeply missed by his colleagues and his community.
Additionally, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy said in a statement that “we must acknowledge that a double standard exists for African-American men when interacting with law enforcement. Whether the bias is intentional or not, too many African-American men find themselves on the receiving end of deadly force.”
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) passed the “persuader rule” that closed a major loophole, which has for decades allowed employers to hire attorneys and consultants to secretly assist them in what is politely referred to in the industry as “union avoidance.” The goal of this activity is to persuade and prevent workers from organizing unions.
The new rule did not try to make the consultants’ and attorneys’ practices illegal, or regulate the types of activities that employers and consultants could engage in; it was simply intended to provide transparency to workers who are the subject of a coordinated anti-union campaign. But last week, a Texas federal district court judge issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the DOL from implementing the rule.
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