Fort Worth, TX – American Airlines has offered to pay its mechanics and ground crew workers 3% more than workers doing the same jobs at Delta Air Lines, but their
Chicago, IL – As cars get more sophisticated, pay and advancement for mechanics haven’t kept pace, say Chicago’s striking auto mechanics. It can take up to eight years for an
Seattle, WA federal judge here ruled Aug. 24 that Seattle’s 2015 law requiring ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to bargain with drivers if a majority wants union representation can go into effect.
Simi Valley, CA – The U.S. Labor Department will induct former President Ronald Reagan into its Hall of Honor, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced Aug. 24.
Allentown, PA – The workers who maintain Allentown’s 950 public-housing apartments voted unanimously Aug. 22 to authorize a strike. They “have been seeking a fair contract… for nearly a year,”
Turlock, CA – Support-staff workers at Emanuel Medical Center here voted Aug. 22 to join the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West. The 265-55 vote came two weeks after
Houston, TX – Hurricane Harvey, which caused flooding the National Weather Service called “beyond anything experienced” in the Houston metropolitan area, also forced striking at the Wyman-Gordon aircraft-parts plant to abandon their picket line Aug.
Washington—When the Supreme Court reopens in October, a new effort to end the union shop for public-sector workers is likely to be on its docket. If four justices agree that
Lynn, Mass.—Hundreds of Boston-area transit workers rallied outside the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s garage here Aug. 15, protesting Gov. Charlie Baker’s plans to outsource bus maintenance to private companies.
Suffolk, Va.—The 240 workers at the plant that makes nearly all of the Lipton tea sold in North America have a union contract for the first time since it opened
