Mr. Matt Loeb IATSE President We, the undersigned, request that the International Alliance Of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) create a 24 hour live operator safety hotline to be used by all members of the Motion Picture and Television Industries. The IATSE Hotline would be able to connect with locals in the vicinity of the incident so that quick contact could be made with production, and if possible, a set visit can ensue. This would greatly aid workers in our quest for safer working conditions. Presently there are safety hotlines for certain unions, certain stages, and certain production companies. Some have live operators, some answering machines, and some allow you to page a safety representative. But none of them is perfect and no one number covers all instances for every worker. Furthermore, when calling a production company or a stage or lot there is the potential for a conflict of interest in dealing with the issues that often arise. A National Safety Hotline, under the guiding hand of the IATSE, would change all of that and more importantly would serve to unite all of the Locals in creating an atmosphere of cooperation and priorities when it comes to keeping workers safe. A National Safety Hotline would level the playing field for all workers regardless of station or pay scale and would empower Union members to be vigilant and speak up. What is most important to us is for everyone we work with - our friends, our colleagues, our families - to return home to their own families safely at the end of every day. Our unions were created to protect us, but we realize that the IATSE can do that best only when our voices are heard. Help us to help you make our unions stronger and our workplaces safer. Respectfully, The Brothers and Sisters of IATSE. Be Safe. Be Heard. Speak Up.

We support the efforts of the USW union to improve the wages and benefits as well as working conditions of the striking refinery workers. Jobs in refineries are dangerous and require a high level of skill. As we know from the BP disasters, mistakes can cause catastrophes for the surrounding communities and the environment. These workers deserve to be compensated well and treated fairly. Failure to bargain fairly in these negotiations will only reflect the Shell Oil Company's lack of regard for the workers and the communities in which their enterprises are located. We refuse to buy Shell products until the strike is settled.

In Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address, he laid out a platform that would strip the rights of Illinoisans and benefit the richest 1% of Americans, like himself. We need to make sure that our elected leaders put the rights of working people ahead of the wants of the richest 1%. Send a message to Gov. Rauner now.

Providence's bus monitors work hard to keep our kids safe every school day. But Mayor Elorza is considering replacing these dedicated professionals with outsourced, underpaid workers who may lack the experience, commitment, and training required to properly prioritize the lives of our students. The average Providence bus monitor earns less than $12.50/hour, yet their work is invaluable: Their jobs were created after the tragic accidental death of a student in 1985. There had been at least one fatal student death each year from 1979 until monitors were mandated -- and since then there hasn't been a single one while a monitor was on duty. Bus monitors are from the community and depend on this job to maintain their homes, afford health care, and send their children to school. We need to tell Mayor Elorza that he needs to do right by working families and Providence's children -- just like he promised in his campaign. Sign the petition telling him not to privatize Providence's bus monitors.

We don't want any more workers to die. That's why the United Steelworkers union is taking on the richest, most powerful industry in the world by fighting to secure a fair contract that will protect the health and safety of workers and communities. The oil industry's greed and bad-faith bargaining have stalled efforts to improve conditions in its workplaces. The industry has refused to address serious health and safety issues that have already killed thousands of workers over the years. We support the efforts of the USW union to improve the working conditions of the striking refinery workers. Jobs in refineries are dangerous and require a high level of skill. As we know from the BP disaster, mistakes can cause catastrophes for the surrounding communities and the environment. These workers deserve to be treated fairly. Failure to bargain fairly in these negotiations will only reflect the oil industry's lack of regard for the workers and the communities in which its enterprises are located.

This petition is not just for me or the hard workers of my local 249, but for all Missouri workers whom this bill will affect and make their lives less profitable and possibly dangerous on the job conditions.

Without continued funding of the child care assistance program, families will be unable to work, or if they continue to work, will have to depend on inconsistent arrangements or children may be left home alone. In addition, late payments are making it even more difficult for child care providers to make ends meet, pay staff and overhead costs, forcing them to possibly close their doors. FAMILIES NEED CHILD CARE TO WORK. THEY NEED AND WANT TO WORK TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. AS A REGION, CHILD CARE IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR CONTINUED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT!

The cleaners, groundskeepers and other property service workers who keep Pitt clean and safe are in the middle of negotiating a new Union contract. The Pitt service workers are asking for reasonable wage increases to ensure that everyone who works at the University earns a living wage that keeps pace with the rising cost of health insurance, groceries, rent and education. Pitt would not work without these men and women. Imagine the Hillman Library piled high with trash, with weeds growing over the Cathedral and rodents scurrying through the Student Union. Pitt service workers work hard every day to keep the facilities clean and safe. They are part of the Pitt community and deserve family-sustaining wages and affordable benefits. Pitt is a great university with healthy enrollment and top-notch academics that makes our region proud—and stronger. Pitt is thriving and was recently able to raise wages for its top administrators by 3.7%-7%. Pitt has done a lot to provide good jobs to Pittsburghers, but they can do more. Fast food workers, security officers and other low-wage workers all over Pittsburgh are coming together and fighting for good jobs. Pitt has an opportunity to raise up Pittsburgh by ensuring that their employees can continue to support their families and their community. Please take a minute to stand with Pitt workers who are fighting for a better future. Tell Chancellor Patrick D. Gallagher that Pitt can do better.

UC Berkeley recently converted from a monthly pay-cycle to a biweekly pay cycle creating errors in everything from take home pay to benefit accruals. These errors hurt the hardest working and lowest paid employees at UC Berkeley.

In the February 1, 2015 article that highlights the long and difficult commute to work that one of your employees takes each day, you celebrate his resilience and commitment to the job. You should be ashamed of yourselves for supposedly supporting this man, yet refusing to pay him a living wage that would allow him to commute to work easier and not commute for 8 hours a day. Commit to paying your workers a living wage now so that no employee has to spend 1/3 of their day commuting to work.

Many New Mexico school bus drivers work for companies that contract with school districts throughout the state. This past year, our Senate passed SB-313 which appropriated funding for all (school) transportation employee's to receive a 3% salary increase (on average). This can be found on page 192, which specifically addresses employee's of contracting companies. I along with over 200 school bus drivers and support staff, (many more throughout the state) have not received any salary increase.

The Progressive Change Institute asked voters whether they support a massive infrastructure program that would create millions of jobs. It was popular by 71% to 18% -- a bipartisan landslide. The public wants big action! Now, Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing a huge, $1 trillion infrastructure program -- which would create jobs repairing crumbling bridges and roads, expanding high-speed Internet, and increasing access to clean energy. PLEASE vote for supporting BIG investment in infastructure now!