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U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris attend the DNC 2023 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia

Politics Feb 08

WATCH: Biden promotes economic agenda in Wisconsin, 1st event after State of the Union speech

By Darlene Superville, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Economy Jan 03

A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City on July 28, 2015. Photo by Mike Segar/REUTERS
Video game testers form Microsoft’s 1st U.S. labor union

A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S. It will also be the largest union in the video game industry.

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Economy Dec 05

An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the Union Pacific Los Angeles (UPLA) Intermodal Facility rail yard in Commerce, California, U.S., September 15, 2022. Photo by Bing Guan/REUTERS
Investors pressure railroads to add sick time for workers

The major freight railroads now face pressure from investors to add sick days after Congress declined to require them as part of the contracts they imposed last week to avert a potentially devastating nationwide rail strike.

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Politics Dec 01

The sun rises at the U.S. Capitol on the morning of U.S. midterm elections in Washington
Senate votes to avert freight rail strike amid economic concern

Legislation to avert a freight rail strike in the United States is headed to President Joe Biden's desk. A bill to avoid the strike won final approval Thursday, clearing the Senate in a bipartisan vote.

By Kevin Freking, Josh Funk, Associated Press

Politics Nov 28

An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2022. Photo by Bing Guan/REUTERS
Biden calls on Congress to block potential railroad strike

President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks.

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Jul 28

1st Trader Joe’s union approved in Massachusetts

By Mark Pratt, Associated Press

Employees at a Trader Joe's supermarket in Massachusetts on Thursday became the latest workers at a major company to approve a labor union. The store in Hadley is the first Trader Joe's with an employees union.

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Dec 21

Kellogg strike comes to a close after workers ratify new labor contract

By Associated Press

Kellogg said Tuesday that the new contract provides immediate, across the board wage increases and enhanced benefits for all. It also provides an accelerated, defined path to top-tier wages, a major sticking point for workers.

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Nov 18

John Deere workers approve new contract offer, will end strike

By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Deere workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10 percent raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees.

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May 25

GM now says it will support union at new battery factories

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The company's statement Tuesday departs from GM's past stance, but it falls into line with President Joe Biden's promise to create good-paying union jobs in the transition from combustion vehicles to electric.

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Apr 09

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Amazon workers’ push to unionize is over for now. Here’s what it means for the future

By Stephanie Sy

Amazon is the second largest private employer in the U.S. with nearly 800,000 workers. But none of its facilities are unionized and the push to unionize from workers in Alabama is over — for now. Stephanie Sy speaks to Margaret…

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