LAWRENCE, Mass.—The two United Steelworkers locals locked out by National Grid presented the company with a counterproposal on Nov. 21. The offer, the unions’ first formal proposal since National Grid
CHARLESTON, S.C.—After losing almost one-fifth of its workforce this year, the city of Charleston is planning to raise the minimum wage for municipal employees from $11.50 an hour to $12.
WASHINGTON—Trying to force Walmart to pay its workers at least $15 an hour, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a bill Nov. 15 titled the Stop
FRANKFORT, Ky.—The Kentucky Supreme Court voted 4-3 Nov. 15 that the state’s 2017 law letting workers refuse to pay fees to the unions that represent them is constitutional, rejecting the
New York, NY – This week, union construction workers fighting to preserve good middle class jobs in the face of increasing greed and exploitation in the development community, took their
BOSTON, Mass.—After more than six weeks on strike, Marriott hotel workers in Boston overwhelmingly ratified a new contract Nov. 17. The agreement paved the way for the 1,500 strikers at
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Eight Indianapolis cleaning companies have reached a tentative agreement with SEIU Local 1 that would increase janitors’ starting wages from $9.75 per hour to $11.50 over three years, as
New York, NY – Don’t worry trade unionists fearing the demise of good middle class construction jobs that support families and allow for a dignified retirement — the money men
MONTREAL, Quebec—Canadian postal workers began new rotating strikes in Montreal, Winnipeg, and six other places Nov. 15, the day after Canada Post gave their union a “time-limited” contract offer. Canada
National Report from Washington–A monthly Series exclusive to LaborPress by Robert Weiner, Ben Lasky, and on this piece Madeline Cusick Unlike the private sector, where white collar criminals like conmen
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