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…
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…
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Southern California Grocery Workers Prepare to Strike for Wages and Benefits
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Grocery workers across Southern California began voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike against Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions in an effort to pressure…
Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection And Pay
From NPR News Online: Some Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, N.Y., and Instacart’s grocery delivery workers nationwide walked off their jobs on Monday. They are demanding stepped-up protection and…
Early UAW votes on ending the GM strike are a mixed bag
From today’s CNN Online: Nearly 50,000 General Motors employees are in the process of voting on a tentative labor deal that could end their five-week strike. The early results are…
After 30 days on strike, GM-UAW talks suddenly face a deadline
From today’s Detroit Free Press: The clock is ticking for General Motors executives to reach a proposed tentative agreement with the UAW, people close to the talks said Tuesday. The…
5 questions about labor strikes that you were too embarrassed to ask
From today’s Vox News Online: Nearly 1,000 Amazon employees are walking out of work. More than 45,000 GM auto workers are on strike for the fifth day in a row.…
Experts warn GM strike not likely to be resolved anytime soon
From NBC News Online: On this General Motors and the United Auto Workers agree — the strike that sent 50,000 workers out on the picket lines Monday is not likely…
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Fast-Food Workers Seeking $15 Wage Planning Civil Disobedience
From NYT September 1 by Steven Greenhouse: The next round of strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages is scheduled for Thursday, and this time labor organizers plan to increase…