STAMFORD, Conn.—The 32BJ SEIU union announced Dec. 23 that it had reached a tentative contract agreement for more than 3,000 janitors in the Lower Hudson Valley and southwestern Connecticut. The
BEREA, Ky.—Kentucky has added 1,400 fewer jobs in the 21 months since it banned the union shop in 2017 than it did in the same period before the law was
DURHAM, Ontario—The news that General Motors is closing its Oshawa assembly plant has left workers at nearby auto-parts plants dreading layoffs.
SEATTLE, Wash.—A Washington state appeals court on Dec. 24 struck down a Seattle ordinance establishing protections for hotel workers, on the grounds that the ballot initiative that enacted it covered more
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—UNITE HERE Local 11 announced Dec. 23 that it has reached tentative contract agreements with six hotels in Los Angeles, but not at 18 others in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON—The vast majority of federal workers oppose President Donald Trump’s partial shutdown of the federal government until Congress approves $5 billion to build a wall on the Mexican border, union
WASHINGTON—More than 5 million U.S. workers will be getting a raise this January, as minimum-wage increases go into effect in 19 states and at least 21 cities and counties.
CANADA, Ky.—A virulent form of “black lung” caused by exposure to silica dust is afflicting thousands of miners—and the federal government has failed to regulate it, says a multiyear investigation
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Philadelphia’s Laborers District Council broke ground for a three-story, 66,000-square-foot building that will house its new training center earlier this month on Dec. 6.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Several Minnesota public-employee unions say they have gained members since the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME last June, despite the ruling enabling workers to stop paying anything to unions
