Union plans walkouts on Red Cup Day
Starbucks increases US hourly wages for non-union workers Unionized workers won’t be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between Starbucks and the union Cheddar …
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85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ratify contract that’s boosting wages 21%
More than 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have voted to ratify a new labor contract that will boost wages, promote increased hiring and give front-line healthcare employees a stronger voice on …
The end of the actors’ strike seemed within reach. Why is a SAG-AFTRA deal taking so long?
Christi Carras, Wendy Lee and Meg James | (TNS) Los Angeles Times About this time last week, the major Hollywood studios were optimistic and the performers union SAG-AFTRA was cautiously …
Cal State University workers call for strike Nov. 14
Skilled trades workers at 22 Cal State University campuses plan to hold an unfair labor practice strike Tuesday, Nov. 14, claiming their wages fall far below that of UC employees …
General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending 6-week strike
By TOM KRISHER (Associated Press) DETROIT (AP) — Facing the loss of another $200 million this week to a lengthy strike, General Motors CEO Mary Barra wrapped up her weekend …
Woolworths staff strike to go ahead on weekend at stores across Australia
Workers at a handful of Woolworths stores around the country are preparing to walk off the job this weekend. The staff will stop work at select stores on Saturday as …
Auto workers and Ford reach tentative labor agreement
By Vanessa Yurkevich and Chris Isidore | CNN Ford and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative labor deal, according to the union. It is an important first step …
What’s next after nearly 100 days of Hollywood actor strike?
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their …
What this weekend’s Coles and Woolworths staff strike means for shoppers
Workers at supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are staging their first national strike, as they prepare to walk off the job this weekend. Hundreds of staff will stop work at …
Hundreds of Coles and Woolworths workers to strike as part of union action
Hundreds of workers across Coles and Woolworths supermarkets will walk off the job on Saturday as part of a union action demanding better work and pay conditions. Staff represented by …