Jun 07 Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport to escalate strikes over pay into busy summer months By Pan Pylas, Associated Press It's a move that could wreak havoc for the millions of people going through Heathrow during the summer travel season. Security guards have already been striking in recent months including during the Easter break and the coronation of King Charles… Continue reading
Feb 08 WATCH: Biden promotes economic agenda in Wisconsin, 1st event after State of the Union speech By Darlene Superville, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Workers lined up in orange shirts and hard hats behind the president as he spoke. A banner that said “union strong” hung to the side. Continue reading
Jan 03 Video game testers form Microsoft’s 1st U.S. labor union By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 05 Investors pressure railroads to add sick time for workers By Josh Funk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 01 Senate votes to avert freight rail strike amid economic concern By Kevin Freking, Josh Funk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 28 Biden calls on Congress to block potential railroad strike By Josh Funk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading