May 01 May Day rallies in Europe urge more help as inflation bites By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in cities around Europe for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into doing more for their citizens. In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel… Continue reading
Mar 31 Vote counts begin in Amazon union elections in New York, Alabama By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press If a majority votes in favor of a union at either location, it would mark the first successful U.S. organizing effort in Amazon history. Continue reading
Jan 11 2nd union election for Alabama Amazon workers will be by mail By Anne D'Innocenzio A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in a facility in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail next month in a re-run election to decide whether or not to unionize. Continue reading
Jan 08 Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city's teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago's mayor showed little sign of easing. Continue reading
Jan 07 As Chicago teachers union negotiations continue, school closures enter third day By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third consecutive day amid an ongoing fight with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols. Continue reading
Dec 09 Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York By Dee-Ann Durbin, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press "Yes" votes could accelerate unionization efforts at other U.S. Starbucks stores. Already, three more stores in Buffalo and a store in Mesa, Arizona, have filed petitions with the labor board for their own union elections. Those cases are pending. Continue reading
Dec 02 Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds at three of the coffee chain's locations in Buffalo, New York. Continue reading
Nov 29 Amazon workers in Alabama get a do-over union election By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press The move is a major blow to Amazon, which had spent about a year aggressively campaigning for warehouse workers in Bessemer to reject the union, which they ultimately did by a wide margin. Continue reading
Sep 06 Labor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened By Ben Finley, Tom Krisher, Associated Press When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike. The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer: Pay raises. Signing bonuses. Lower-priced health care. Yet… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 6:41 Remembering Richard Trumka, a giant in the world of labor and unions By Paul Solman, Judy Woodruff, Lorna Baldwin Richard Trumka, who was at the helm of the nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, for more than two decades, died on Thursday. Paul Solman reports, and Robert Reich, former secretary of labor under the Clinton administration, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching