USC Keck, Norris Nurses Begins 7-Day Strike
From today’s Spectrum News: Hundreds of unionized nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Center are hitting the picket lines Thursday to begin a seven-day strike amid…
California State University Trade Workers Go On Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices
From today’s KTLA News: More than 1,000 skilled trade workers across the California State University system began a statewide unfair labor practice strike Tuesday. The workers – plumbers, electricians, HVAC…
San Francisco Teachers Go On Strike
From today’s SF Gate: Generations of San Francisco public school students have no memory of what it was like to experience a teachers strike. That all changed on Monday: For…
Nurses’ Union Conducts Biggest sStrike In NYC History
From today’s ABC 7 New York: The largest nurses’ strike in New York City history continues for a second day on Tuesday as the union is making allegations of “union…
Starbucks Union Authorizes A Strike On Red Cup Day Next Week
From today’s Seattle Times: Starbucks union workers approved an authorization to strike on the company’s upcoming Red Cup Day, a major holiday promotional event, according to results released Wednesday. Starbucks…
US Senators Demand Wells Fargo Allow Employee Unions
From today’s Reuters: A group of Democratic senators called on Wells Fargo (WFC.N), opens new tab to end its alleged campaign against employee unions, saying a more constructive approach could…
Trump’s Orders To End Work Rights of 450,000 Federal Workers: “Largest Union Busting In American History”
From today’s The Independent: Donald Trump promised his presidency would usher in a “golden age” for American workers, but his administration has gutted union protections for tens of thousands of…
Happy Labor Day! This Holiday’s History
From today’s USA Today: With students back in school and pumpkin-flavored treats returning to menus, the end of summer, unofficially marked by Labor Day, is here. During the three-day Labor…
Union Leads In Vote At Ford Battery Plant
From today’s New York Times: Employees at a battery factory in Kentucky partly owned by Ford Motor appeared to have voted narrowly on Wednesday to be represented by the United…
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…