PORTLAND, Ore.—Workers at a Burgerville in southeast Portland became the first fast-food workers to win a federally recognized union Apr. 23, when they voted 18-4 to be represented by the
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—The Mexican Senate has failed to pass a bill to weaken planned labor protections, the head of the country’s largest labor union announced Apr. 23. “There will not
TRENTON, N.J.—New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed equal-pay legislation Apr. 24 that one state senator called “the strongest pay equity bill in the nation.” The new law makes it illegal to
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Rhode Island’s largest state employee union said Apr. 18 that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Gov. Gina Raimondo’s administration that would raise workers’ pay by 7.5%
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health said Apr. 18 that it had opened an investigation of safety conditions at the Tesla auto plant in Fremont. The announcement came
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—A coalition including the Texas AFL-CIO and Planned Parenthood is trying to get initiatives to require businesses to give workers paid sick leave on the ballot in San Antonio
BOSTON, Mass.—Three labor unions announced Apr. 18 that they are backing the Bay State Wind partnership’s bid to build an electricity-generating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s
SPRING HILL, Tenn.—Workers at General Motors’ Spring Hill plant have ratified a new five-year contract, United Auto Workers Local 1853 announced Apr. 8. “Management brought over 80 demands to the
TRENTON, N.J.—The union representing 32,000 New Jersey state employees announced Apr. 16 that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. The Communications Workers of America said
CHICAGO, Ill.—The reason Chicago public schools are so dirty is because the contractor that took over custodial services has cut the number of janitors by more than half, says the
