CHICAGO, Ill.—More than half the 6,000 hotel workers who went on strike here Sept. 7 have won contracts that give them health insurance if they are laid off in the
SEATTLE, Wash.—A 45-minute training video Amazon sent managers at Whole Foods last month tells them it’s OK to tell workers that “unions are lying, cheating rats”—as long as it’s their
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—A federal appeals court ruled Sept. 25 that Uber drivers in California cannot file a class-action suit to be treated as employees instead of independent contractors. A three-judge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The ballot initiative to raise Arkansas’ minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 by 2021 overcame one hurdle Sept. 24, when a magistrate ruled that petitioners for
ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York State United Teachers has accepted three new affiliates, the unionysut announced Sept. 18. NYSUT’s board of directors voted Sept. 15 to approve new locals composed of
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Sept. 19 declaring that public-employee unions cannot be forced to reimburse nonmembers for “fair share fees” paid before the Supreme Court ruled
COLUMBUS, Ohio—As the city of Columbus announced plans to begin operating self-driving shuttle vehicles in a park along the Scioto River, the city bus drivers’ union announced a statewide “People
CHICAGO, Ill.—A strike by workers at 26 Chicago hotels is nearing its third week, with UNITE HERE Local 1’s demand for year-round health insurance a key issue for service workers
WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 13 released a proposed rule that would make it much more difficult for companies to be held responsible for working conditions at their
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Carrying large mock parking tickets reading “Parking Industry in Violation,” about 50 parking-lot attendants and SEIU Local 32BJ members marched through Center City Sept. 12 to highlight the union’s
