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
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
PORTLAND, Ore.—After two years of organizing, about 270 mental-health and addiction-recovery workers at Oregon’s largest behavioral health provider voted to join Oregon AFSCME in October and November. The votes came
WASHINGTON—The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual job injury and illness report “shows no overall progress protecting workers from serious injuries and illnesses on the job, and that workplace violence
AUSTIN, Tex.—Employees at Texas’s largest independent bookstore, BookPeople, have voted foreiu representation by the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 277, the union announced Nov. 14. “BookPeople workers were
MONTREAL, Quebec—Canadian postal workers began new rotating strikes in Montreal, Winnipeg, and six other places Nov. 15, the day after Canada Post gave their union a “time-limited” contract offer. Canada
RADNOR, Pa.—Members of the Sheet Metal Workers of Philadelphia brought a 12-foot inflatable rat to the home of the Villanova Wildcats Oct. 30, protesting the university’s use of nonunion laborers
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
