August 30, 2024 Canadian rail union files lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders The union doesn’t want to let the precedent stand that the government can block a strike and take away a union’s leverage in negotiations. BY Associated Press The union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised … Continue reading Canadian rail union files lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders
August 20, 2024 The nation’s biggest teachers’ union is in a stalemate with its own employees at the worst possible time The NEA’s six-week lockout of its employee union is delaying its ability to rally its members behind former member Tim Walz. BY Rainesford Stauffer In early July, amid contract negotiations, employees of the National Education … Continue reading The nation’s biggest teachers’ union is in a stalemate with its own employees at the worst possible time
July 08, 2024 Samsung union workers start three-day strike in Seoul Union officials said about 3,000 strikers attended a rally in the rain near Samsung’s headquarters in Hwaseong, south of Seoul. BY Reuters Samsung Electronics workers began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, with their union pointing to further action should South Korea’s biggest … Continue reading Samsung union workers start three-day strike in Seoul
July 02, 2024 Union sues Philadelphia over return to offices full-time mandate The union, which represents 6,000 administrative and supervisory employees, also filed an unfair-practices complaint with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. BY Associated Press A union that represents thousands of Philadelphia city employees asked a judge Tuesday to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s requirement that they … Continue reading Union sues Philadelphia over return to offices full-time mandate
June 18, 2024 Amazon Labor Union workers vote to align with Teamsters The ALU will essentially join the Teamsters as an ‘autonomous’ local union with the same rights and duties as a standard chapter, according to the agreement. BY Associated Press New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union overwhelmingly voted … Continue reading Amazon Labor Union workers vote to align with Teamsters
May 29, 2024 28,000 Samsung union members could stage a walkout on June 7 It would be the first ever walkout for the chipmaker. BY Reuters A Samsung Electronics union in South Korea will begin escalating strike action next week by staging the first ever walkout over demands for higher wages, union officials said on Wednesday. … Continue reading 28,000 Samsung union members could stage a walkout on June 7
May 24, 2024 Samsung union holds a rally for fair wages Overall, South Korea’s union membership rate has hovered around the 10% level since 2004, according to data from the labour ministry. BY Reuters Against a backdrop of K-pop performances and dance music, more than 2,000 unionised workers from Samsung Electronics gathered in Seoul on Friday, … Continue reading Samsung union holds a rally for fair wages
May 24, 2024 A union steps into the spotlight SAG-AFTRA had a secret weapon in its fight for better pay and improved protections BY FastCo Works Last July, SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents thousands of film and television actors, commenced a headline-making strike. Key issues for the union in the labor dispute were better compensation and … Continue reading A union steps into the spotlight
April 22, 2024 UAW’s stunning victory at a Tennessee VW factory could spell union wins at other southern plants The win at the foreign-owned plant proved all the pundits wrong. BY Associated Press The United Auto Workers’ overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader … Continue reading UAW’s stunning victory at a Tennessee VW factory could spell union wins at other southern plants
Microsoft agrees to union contract terms involving the use of AI This is the first US instance of collective bargaining in the company’s history. Lawrence Bonk Mon, Dec 11, 2023 Future Publishing via Getty Images Microsoft has agreed to union contract language regarding its use of artificial intelligence, which should give workers a voice … Continue reading Microsoft and CWA Union reach AI agreement
