No New Talks as Asarco Strike Enters 12thWeek
TUCSON, Ariz.—The strike by more than 1,700 workers at Asarco copper mines and refineries in Arizona and Texas entered its 12thweek Dec. 29 with no new contract talks scheduled. Asarco,
TUCSON, Ariz.—The strike by more than 1,700 workers at Asarco copper mines and refineries in Arizona and Texas entered its 12thweek Dec. 29 with no new contract talks scheduled. Asarco,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC—Refueling and maintenance workers at Montreal’s Trudeau and Mirabel airports said Dec. 28 that they will go on strike at noon Dec. 31 if they haven’t reached a contract
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The National Labor Relations Board has formally accused the Chipotle Mexican Grill fast-food chain of illegally firing workers at two of its Manhattan restaurants for trying to organize
New York, NY – On Friday, December 13, over 300 New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters showed up at the Javits Center in midtown Manhattan with one
DENVER, Colo.—The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is proposing new regulations that would expand the number of workers eligible for overtime pay and raise the salary threshold for exemptions.
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Chicago lawyer who has filed 21 class-action lawsuits against unions over the last two years is being funded by a wealthy “litigation finance” firm, The Intercept reported Dec. 23.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida state workers rallied outside the capitol building here Dec. 18, urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant them 5% raises and 2% cost-of-living increases. The governor’s proposed budget for
SPOKANE, Wash.—Miners on strike in Idaho for 2½ years narrowly rejected a contract agreement that would have ended the walkout. The vote, announced Dec. 16 by United Steelworkers Local 5114,
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The metal crossbars shimmer as the solar-powered lights below them cut through the evening’s cold rain and fog. Those crossbars, galvanized electrical conduit and aluminum tubing, twist upward
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“It’s been three years with no money. It’s tough,” says Jason, one of the 1,800 workers at the Spectrum cable-TV company who’ve now been on strike for more