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.,
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,
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
GARY, Ind.—The ArcelorMittal steel company should follow the pattern set by U.S. Steel and agree to a contract without demanding concessions, United Steelworkers District 7 Director Mike Millsap told the
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel reached a tentative contract agreement Oct. 15 that would raise workers’ pay by 14% by 2021. The four-year pact would increase wages by
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A strike by Los Angeles teachers became more likely Oct. 12, when a third mediation session between United Teachers Los Angeles and the L.A. Unified School District failed
