Canadian Auto Workers Walk Out After GM Announces Plant Closing
OSHAWA, Ontario—Workers at the General Motors plant here walked out Nov. 26 after the company announced it was one of five that will be closed by the end of 2019.
OSHAWA, Ontario—Workers at the General Motors plant here walked out Nov. 26 after the company announced it was one of five that will be closed by the end of 2019.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Two anti-union groups filed a lawsuit in federal court here Nov. 20, trying to force public-employee unions to let workers who quit them stop paying dues immediately. The Freedom
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department on Nov. 16 approved Teamsters Local 805’s application to cut pension benefits effective Jan. 1. Members of the New York-based local had voted to reject the proposed
LAWRENCE, Mass.—The two United Steelworkers locals locked out by National Grid presented the company with a counterproposal on Nov. 21. The offer, the unions’ first formal proposal since National Grid
CHARLESTON, S.C.—After losing almost one-fifth of its workforce this year, the city of Charleston is planning to raise the minimum wage for municipal employees from $11.50 an hour to $12.
WASHINGTON—Trying to force Walmart to pay its workers at least $15 an hour, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a bill Nov. 15 titled the Stop
FRANKFORT, Ky.—The Kentucky Supreme Court voted 4-3 Nov. 15 that the state’s 2017 law letting workers refuse to pay fees to the unions that represent them is constitutional, rejecting the
New York, NY – This week, union construction workers fighting to preserve good middle class jobs in the face of increasing greed and exploitation in the development community, took their
BOSTON, Mass.—After more than six weeks on strike, Marriott hotel workers in Boston overwhelmingly ratified a new contract Nov. 17. The agreement paved the way for the 1,500 strikers at
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Eight Indianapolis cleaning companies have reached a tentative agreement with SEIU Local 1 that would increase janitors’ starting wages from $9.75 per hour to $11.50 over three years, as