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
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—More than 100 people rallied here Sept. 14 to call on the University of Vermont Health Network’s Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital to maintain safe staffing levels. “We believe our
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill Sept. 16 that would have raised the minimum salary for teachers in the state to $40,000 in the 2022-23 school year. Teachers
TACOMA, Wash.—Teachers in Tacoma voted almost unanimously Sept. 14 to ratify a contract that will give them raises averaging 14.4%, and returned to work Sept. 17, ending their seven-day strike.
LAWRENCE, Mass.—Locked-out gas workers’ offer to help after a series of explosions Sept. 12 killed one person, injured at least 25, and damaged over 80 homes has gone unheeded. The
WASHINGTON—After an August court ruling invalidating most of President Donald Trump’s executive orders to curtail federal employees’ unions and make it easier to fire workers, some federal agencies are complying—but
LORDSTOWN, Ohio—The U.S. Department of Labor announced Sept. 12 that it will give an $875,000 grant to help workers laid off from the General Motors plant in Lordstown and three
