NEW ORLEANS, La.—The New Orleans construction worker who warned his bosses just before a fatal building collapse last month is facing imminent deportation. Delmer Joel Ramírez Palma, a 38-year-old metal
CAIRO, Ill.—The Illinois Labor Relations Board ruled Nov. 14 that it was legal for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to void a union contract for public-housing workers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—More than 5,000 teachers packed the state capitol Nov. 19 to demand better pay and more school funding on the day the state legislature began its 2020 session. The
DETROIT, Mich.—United Auto Workers President Gary Jones resigned abruptly Nov. 20, a few hours after the union began procedures to oust him and Region 5, Director Vance Pearson. The UAW International Executive
DETROIT, Mich.—In a surprise message Nov. 2, United Auto Workers President Gary Jones told the union’s staff that he will take a leave of absence, effective Nov. 3. Vice President
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—News staff at WHYY, Philadelphia’s public radio and TV station, voted 70-1 on Oct. 30 to join SAG-AFTRA. “It’s official! With 99% of the vote, we have won our
WASHINGTON—Workers at the National Endowment for Democracy voted to join Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 2 on Oct. 30. The union said it won by a 7-1 margin
DETROIT, Mich.—The United Auto Workers’ National Ford Council voted Nov. 1 to recommend that members ratify the tentative agreement the union reached with Ford Motor Co. Oct. 30. Like the UAW’s new
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Union workers at General Mills’ cereal plant voted almost unanimously Nov. 6 to reject the company’s “last, best, and final” contract offer. Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Workers at General Mills’ cereal-production facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa are “likely” to go on strike as soon as Nov. 6, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local
Copyright © 2024 LaborPress. All rights reserved.
