OTTAWA, Ontario—Canada Post workers could begin rotating strikes Oct. 22, their union warned Oct. 16. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents 50,000 employees, said it would begin the
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—About 1,100 security workers in Pittsburgh have ratified a four-year contract that will raise their wages and benefits by about 23%, the Service Employees International Union announced Oct. 9.
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Ebony Media Organization and its parent Clear View Group have failed to pay $30,000 they owe 14 freelance writers, the National Writers Union said Oct. 16. The Chicago-based
HONOLULU, Hawaii—A week after talks with the chain that owns five Marriott hotels in Hawaii broke down, the union representing the 2,700 striking workers said the Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Area school-bus drivers and monitors returned to work Oct. 15, two days after almost unanimously ratifying a contract agreement that ended their 11-day walkout. The First Student bus company
THREE FORKS, Mont.—Sen. Jon Tester paid a visit to the picket line at the Imerys Talc Mill in Three Forks Oct. 13, telling workers locked out for more than two
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—At least 41 people were arrested for blocking traffic during a protest Oct. 12 by more than 1,000 people striking Marriott hotel workers and supporters. UNITE HERE Local
CHICAGO, Ill.—Mayor Rahm Emanuel and AFSCME Council 31 reached agreement Oct. 4 on a five-year contract that will give city workers annual raises, but also increase how much they pay
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Mayor Melvin Carter on Oct. 9 unveiled a draft bill that would raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour—but some workers would have to wait nine
SALEM, Mass.—The Congressmember representing northeast Massachusetts is calling on local utilities to use locked-put gas workers to repair damage from the more than 80 explosions and fires caused by overpressurized
