Thousands of Vegas Hotel Workers May Strike This Month
From today’s AP News: Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers set a deadline Thursday for a sweeping strike, threatening major disruptions to the city’s economic backbone that could…
UAW Reaches Deal, Ending Strike Against Big Three Detroit Automakers
From today’s Reuters: General Motors (GM.N) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement, they said on Monday, with its members winning record pay hikes to end…
UAW Strikes Expands to General Motors SUV Plant in Texas
From today’s ABC News: First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United…
For Decades, “Scabby the Rat” Has Stood for Workers’ Rights
From today’s Chicago Reader: hat does a 20-foot-tall inflatable rat have to do with the long history of public expression in the labor rights movement? The answer: a lot more…
Talks Breakdown Between Striking Actors and Studios, Again
From today’s KTLA News: Recent negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down late Wednesday after the two sides once again failed to reach…
75,000 Kaiser Permanente Strike, Largest Health Care Worker Strike in History
From today’s CNN News: On Wednesday, more than 75,000 unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers, walked off the job, marking the largest health…
Writers Reach Tentative Deal With Studios To End Strike After Five Months
From today’s CNBC News: Hollywood’s writers and studios have a preliminary labor agreement. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed…
California Passes Law Allowing Workers On Strike To Qualify For Unemployment
From today’s Sacramento Bee: Striking California workers are one gubernatorial signature away from being able to apply for and receive state-funded aid after a last-minute push by lawmakers. The California…
UAW Expected To Strike Next Week
From today’s NPR News: As a potential strike looms over the Detroit Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is pushing for a substantial pay raise for its members: 46%…
Striking Hollywood Writers, Studios Meet To Discuss Resuming Talks
From today’s Reuters News: As the Hollywood writers’ strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for…