WASHINGTON—A bill to shore up coal miners’ pensions has been included in the budget deal to keep the federal government operating beyond Dec. 20, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Dec.
WASHINGTON—The bipartisan deal reached this week to continue funding the federal government will repeal the 40% tax on expensive health-care plans, nicknamed the “Cadillac tax.” The tax, imposed by the
NEWARK, N.J.—Barely 24 hours after they voted to authorize a strike, New Jersey building-service workers reached a tentative contract agreement with a group of office-cleaning contractors. The four-year deal, announced
NEWARK, N.J.—New Jersey members of 32BJ SEIU voted Dec. 17 to authorize a strike if they can’t reach a contract with office-cleaning contractors by Dec. 31, when their current agreement
VANCOUVER – British Columbia – The union fighting on behalf of ride-hailing drivers in British Columbia will enter mediation with Lyft and Uber at the Labour Relations Board in Canada. “The
WASHINGTON—Two National Labor Relations Board actions in the past week will further undo Obama-era efforts to enable union organizing. On Dec. 12, the board voted 2-1 to order an administrative
WATCH: Google, the company once known for its open and collaborative working environment, has clearly taken a non-union posture.
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO’s pension panel has roundly condemned proposals made by two leading Senate Republicans to shore up the nation’s endangered multiemployer pension funds that would cut benefits by up to
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—A Bexar County judge issued an injunction Nov. 22 that will prevent San Antonio’s paid-sick-leave ordinance from going into effect on Dec. 1. The measure, first enacted last
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
