Economy Sep 07 Major League Baseball Players Association joins the AFL-CIO The move comes as the MLBPA is attempting to unionize minor leaguers and in the aftermath of a nearly 100-day lockout that delayed the start of the season. By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press
Economy Feb 15 Watch 3:37 Is the economic impact of the labor disputes at West Coast ports just hype? A labor dispute between shipowners and longshoreman on the West Coast has been going on for months now. This weekend, the president dispatched labor secretary Thomas Perez to California to try to resolve it. For more, economist Christopher Thornberg joins… By PBS News Hour
Economy Dec 28 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Economy Dodges Blow as Longshoremen Settle Union Dispute In other news Friday, U.S. dock workers avoided a major strike against shipping companies by extending their current contract, due to expire, for another month. Also, in Iraq, tens of thousands of Sunni demonstrators protested against the Shiite-led government and…