Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft
From today’s New York Times: Organized labor claimed one of its biggest victories at a U.S. tech company on Tuesday, gaining a foothold among about 300 employees at a video…
UC Strike Energizes National Surge of Union Organizing by Academic Workers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Sam Ponnada, a doctoral candidate helping organize a union at Caltech was surprised by an unexpected campus decision last month to increase graduate student stipends…
Will University of California Academic Workers End the Strike?
From today’s New York Times: Last week, when the University of California and negotiators for striking academic workers announced a tentative agreement to end the work stoppage that began on…
Thousands of Workers at 15 U.S. Airports Plan Rallies and Strikes for Better Working Conditions
From today’s NBC News: Airport workers across the country are rallying and walking off the job Thursday to draw attention to their current working conditions and legislation that could improve…
Some Rail Workers Claim Biden “Turned His Back On Us” To Avery Rail Strike
From today’s NPR News: Matthew Weaver was excited earlier this week — even optimistic — as he and a coworker hung drywall at a rail yard in Lordstown, Ohio. The…
Strike by U.C. Academic Workers Continues Into a Second Week
From today’s New York Times: Hundreds of academic workers chanting “Shut it down” and “We’ve got the power” marched through U.C. San Diego’s seaside campus on Monday as one of…
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Bill Expanding Undocumented Farm Workers’ Rights Gets Boost in Colorado
From today’s Denver Post: Lulu Guerrero wakes up at her home in Wiggins, sometimes as early as 3 a.m., to get out to the farm fields that spread across Weld…
Illinois Supporters Claim Victory For Workers Rights Amendment
From today’s Chicago Sun-Times: Six days after the final vote was cast, a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing collective bargaining rights inched close enough to passage Monday that its supporters declared…
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Illinois’ Workers Rights Amendment Good For Public Budgets
From today’s Chicago Sun-Times; While there has been major progress in recent years, there’s no doubt that more needs to be done to improve public budgets in Illinois. Research shows…
Railroad Labor Unions Threaten To Strike Over Quality Of Life Shortcomings In New Contract
From today’s CNBC Online: Two of the largest railroad unions in negotiations with railroad carriers have drawn a line in the sand: They are demanding more quality-of-life provisions be put…