CALGARY, Alberta—The rotating strikes by Canada Post workers look like they’ll continue for some time, a regional union head told the Global News network Nov. 3. Talks involving a federal
DETROIT, Mich.—International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 58 has agreed to bring at least 500 Detroit residents into its apprenticeship programs over the next 10 years, Mayor Mike Duggan’s office
CINNAMINSON, N.J.—The Teamsters Union won a small victory in its efforts to organize drivers at XPO Logistics, Inc. in late October, when drivers at the company’s facility in Cinnaminson, N.J.,
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
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
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
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Four days before early voting began in Arkansas, the state Supreme Court ruled that an initiative to raise the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11
OMAHA, Neb.—Newsroom employees of the Omaha World-Herald newspaper voted to unionize by a 71-5 margin, the NewsGuild announced Oct. 8. “Today is a historic day as journalists make the Omaha
