Grad employees at Brown University and Georgetown University have given notice of their intent to hold union elections. This will set the stage for union recognition. At Brown, a strong
Reprinted from: Ucomm Radio The new policy says that Unions that don’t properly process workers’ grievances will now be presumptivelynlrb considered liable unless they can prove otherwise, a change that
OTTAWA, Ontario—The Canadian Union of Postal Workers banned overtime Nov. 1, instructing members to refuse to work more than eight hours a day as Canada Post tries to cope with a
DETROIT, Mich.—Workers at Marriott hotels in Detroit and Oakland approved contract deals ending their four-week walkouts over the Nov. 2-4 weekend, but the bulk of the more than 7,000 workers
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Temporary workers Marriott has hired to clean rooms at its seven San Francisco hotels while the 2,500 regular workers are on strike are accusing the chain of cheating
WASHINGTON—While much of the Democratic Party has pinned its strategy in this year’s campaigns on appealing to suburban women disgusted with Donald Trump’s piggishness, two major American unions are going
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. – AFSCME Local 3299 members, 24,000 strong, went on a three day strike against the University of California (UC) October 23rd. They were joined by other locals
OTTAWA, Ontario—Canadian postal workers’ rotating strikes have spread to Manitoba. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said with 1,500 workers walked out in Winnipeg at 10 p.m. on Oct. 28,
WASHINGTON—Wages for the top 1% of Americans hit a record high in 2017, according to an analysis of Social Security Administration wage data released Oct. 18 by the Economic Policy
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—More than 1,000 striking Marriott hotel workers and supporters marched in San Francisco Oct. 20 as the eight-city national strike against the chain entered its third week. “I’m
