Politics Sep 13 Boeing factory workers go on strike after overwhelming vote to reject contract offer By David Koenig, Manuel Valdes, Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press
World Aug 23 Canadian union issues 72-hour strike warning to freight railroad hours after it resumes service A Canadian workers union issued a 72-hour strike notice to one of Canada’s two major freight railroads Friday, only hours after the company's trains had begun rolling again following a potentially devastating stoppage. By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, Associated Press
Politics Mar 20 United Steelworkers union endorses Joe Biden for president Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers Union endorses Joe Biden for president, giving him support from another major labor union. By Associated Press
Economy Nov 28 Business groups pressure Congress to block potential rail strike Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Economy Nov 22 Looming rail strike would take a major toll on U.S. economy American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Feb 28 Last day for labor negotiations to salvage start of regular baseball season, says MLB By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Max Scherzer and Andrew Miller are leading the players' bargaining team for the final day of negotiations to end the lockout before Major League Baseball's deadline to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule… Continue reading
Aug 03 Democrats’ national party workers forming union By Bill Barrow, Associated Press DNC officials cast the outcome as proof of its commitment to labor. The move comes as Democrats on Capitol Hill remain unable to pass a sweeping overhaul of federal labor law. Continue reading
Feb 12 Amazon faces biggest union push in its history By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Amazon, whose profits and revenues have skyrocketed during the pandemic, has campaigned hard to convince workers that a union will only suck money from their paycheck with little benefit. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 7:08 What’s at stake for GM and other automakers with UAW strike Nearly 50,000 workers at General Motors plants across the country went on strike at midnight Sunday, bringing production to an immediate halt. It’s the first nationwide work stoppage since 2007 for United Auto Workers, which says it hasn't been able… Continue watching
Sep 03 A growing number of Americans want to join a union By Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Will Kimball, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A nationally representative survey of the workforce found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. Continue reading