Safeway Strike Averted After Tentative Agreement Reached
From today’s ABC7 News- San Francisco: UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 have reached a tentative agreement with Albertson’s Companies which owns Safeway, averting a planned strike that would…
Trash And Tensions Mount In Philadelphia On Day 8 Of Workers Strike
From today’s ABC News: As trash and tempers heat up across Philadelphia on Day 8 of a strike by blue-collar city workers Tuesday, some residents and small business owners are…
Los Angeles County Union Workers Go On Three-Day Strike
From today’s CBS News: Los Angeles County union members were out overnight continuing their strike after failed contract negotiations had not reached a solution. A crowd of workers left around…
Some Airport Workers Strike During Thanksgiving Travel
From today’s ABC News: Some airport workers at Charlotte International Airport are on strike days before holiday travel ramps up for Thanksgiving due to poverty wages and unfair labor practices,…
Boeing Machinists Hold Contract Vote That May End Strike
From today’s AP News: Unionized factory workers at Boeing were voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks…
Talks Between Boeing and Machinists Union Break Down
From today’s CNN Business: Boeing and the union that represents 33,000 striking employees at the company say talks between the two have broken down and no new talks are scheduled.…
Boston Hotel Workers Go On Strike Indefinitely
From today’s Patriot Ledger: fter multiple three-day strikes last month, some hotel workers in Boston have walked off the job indefinitely until a new contract agreement is reached with their…
Port Union Agrees to Suspend Strike
From today’s New York Times: The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed on Thursday to suspend a strike that closed down major ports on the East and Gulf Coasts. The move followed…
Upcoming Dockworkers Strike May Lead to Shortages, High Prices
From today’s Associated Press: U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shutdown…
Thousands of Bay Area Hotel Workers Strike
From today’s NBC Bay Area News: Thousands of unionized hospitality workers in the Bay Area, along with thousands nationwide, went on strike on Sunday. In San Francisco, about 1,500 members…