BURNS HARBOR, Ind.—With more than three months of contract talks failing to yield a deal, the United Steelworkers have begun preparations for a possible strike against ArcelorMittal. Union representatives are
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Scores of Amtrak workers rallied on the steps of the future Moynihan Station Oct. 9 to protest the railroad management’s plans to outsource onboard food service and eliminate
BOSTON, Mass.—In the first hotel strike in Boston history, more than 1,500 workers at seven Marriott hotels walked out on the morning of Oct. 3. “After five years of record
CHICAGO, Ill.—More than half the 6,000 hotel workers who went on strike here Sept. 7 have won contracts that give them health insurance if they are laid off in the
SEATTLE, Wash.—A 45-minute training video Amazon sent managers at Whole Foods last month tells them it’s OK to tell workers that “unions are lying, cheating rats”—as long as it’s their
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—A federal appeals court ruled Sept. 25 that Uber drivers in California cannot file a class-action suit to be treated as employees instead of independent contractors. A three-judge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The ballot initiative to raise Arkansas’ minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 by 2021 overcame one hurdle Sept. 24, when a magistrate ruled that petitioners for
Portland, Oregon – If it was the brick house that stood strong against the big bad wolf, that’s because brick is built to last. So are the local unions of Bricklayers
LOS ANGELES, Ca. – As Actor Equity enter into a critical phase of intensive organizing, Joe Barns is appointed as National Director of Organizing. The members of Actors Equity have been pushing
National Report from Washington–A monthly Series exclusive to LaborPress by Robert Weiner, Ben Lasky, and this piece including Jared Schwartz The real impact of proposed food stamp cuts: working families’
