Firefighters and control room staff to be balloted for strikes over pay

6 days, 14 hours ago

Opinion: Recent strikes show the crisis in Americans’ working lives

LA Times

Chances are slim that the dual strikes at Starbucks stores and Amazon warehouses around the country disrupted your holiday season. “When staffing doesn’t match expected customer demand, workers might be called in at the last minute or sent home early.” Anyone with email on their phone knows how work can bleed into off-hours, but for those working second or third …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

San Francisco hotel workers near the end of a 3-month strike

LA Times

Hotel workers and members of Unite Here Local 2 march through downtown in San Francisco on Oct. 30, 2024. The last group of striking hotel workers in San Francisco will vote Tuesday to approve a tentative agreement for a new contract with Hilton, ending a strike that has lasted three months. The San Francisco strike grew to include about 2,500 …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

San Francisco hotel workers near the end of a 3-month strike

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The last group of striking hotel workers in San Francisco are voting Tuesday to approve a tentative agreement for a new contract with Hilton, ending a strike that has lasted three months. The San Francisco strike grew to include about 2,500 hotel workers, according to Unite Here Local 2. The agreement with Hilton would cover about …

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Starbucks workers expand strike to major US cities including New York

Hindustan Times

Starbucks workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000 baristas said late on Saturday. Workers picket in front of a Starbucks in the Brooklyn borough in New York, U.S. December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The five-day strike, which began on Friday and initially closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump Likely To Battle Federal Worker Unions After Inauguration

Huff Post

The Key Strategy Behind Trump’s Plan To Fire Federal Workers Illustration: Benjamin Currie; Photos: Getty As the incoming boss of the federal workforce, President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his disdain for civil servants. “And we expect them to deploy it right out of the gate — and then some.” “Trump could go well beyond creating mere administrative headaches for …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Starbucks workers launch strikes in three US cities over pay disputes – What are the baristas’ demands?

Live Mint

Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike on Friday, marking a significant escalation in ongoing labor disputes between the company and its unionized baristas. The strikes, initiated by Starbucks Workers United, are a response to the company's failure to reach a labor agreement after months of negotiations. The union has expressed concerns about Starbucks’ commitment to reaching a fair …

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3 weeks ago

Dem suggests CNN reporter gets pay cut in tense exchange over Congress wage hikes

Raw Story

One provision in the recently negotiated federal spending package is a proposed pay increase for members of Congress, which would be the first in over a decade. Rep. Jared Golden told Politico that federal lawmakers already make more than 90% of Americans, and that he would not support the continuing resolution unless language is inserted that would block the pay …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Avanti West Coast workers to strike over New Year after latest deal rejected

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Canada Post says operations to resume after nearly a monthlong strike

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks

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4 weeks ago

Met Police staff vote to strike for first time over curbs on working from home

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4 weeks ago

Starmer faces wave of strikes as union discontent spreads over pay rise caps

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

2.8% public sector pay proposal ‘just the start of the process’, says minister

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1 month, 1 week ago

Edinburgh airport warning over Christmas flight delays as tanker drivers set to strike

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1 month, 1 week ago

Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

KSRTC workers call statewide strike on December 31 over unpaid dues, salary hike

India Today

The KSRTC Staff and Workers’ Federation, in collaboration with other transport unions, has announced a state-wide strike on December 31 to press the Karnataka government to address long-pending demands, including unpaid arrears and gratuity payments. Union leaders claim that the government owes Rs 1,750 crores in arrears from a salary hike announced in 2020 and an additional Rs 399.29 crore …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike Monday during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to demand higher wages. The Service Employees International Union announced the strike in a statement early Monday, saying the workers would demand “an end to poverty wages and …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike during the holidays. Charlotte Douglas International Airport said in a news release they were expecting approximately 1.02 million passengers departing between the Thursday and Monday before the holiday. “We are aware …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of University of California workers go on 2-day strike over wages, staff shortages

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UC service and hospital workers launch two-day strike over contract talks

LA Times

Workers picket in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 during a two-day strike by patient care and service workers alleging unfair bargaining tactics by the University of California. A union representing nearly 40,000 University of California workers began a two-day strike Tuesday to protest what it claims is bad faith bargaining …

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2 months ago

Are London Tube strikes happening today?

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London Tube strikes in November suspended by Aslef union following talks with TfL

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2 months ago

Labour facing legal challenge over winter fuel payments cut

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2 months, 1 week ago

November tube strikes: RMT call off action after last-ditch talks

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55 years ago

Messy October jobs report muddied by strikes and storms ahead of Election Day

CNN

A strike sign is seen on display as Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike on October 24 in Seattle, Washington. What’s known: What’s known: Striking aerospace machinists and hotel workers are expected to reduce the October employment counts by more than 40,000 jobs, according to the BLS’ latest …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Union calls off London Underground strikes

The Telegraph

Planned strikes by London Underground workers in the RMT have been suspended, the union announced. Strikes by members of the drivers’ union Aslef next week and later in the month are still scheduled to go ahead. A letter from Aslef’s London organiser, Finn Brennan, sent to union members this week and seen by The Telegraph said: “There is nothing new …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Union chief warns of more strikes if Government does not invest in nurses

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers' anger over lost pensions

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

CVS workers reach tentative contract agreement after weekend strike

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Union barons will be able to unleash strike chaos with the backing of just a quarter of workers under new Labour laws

Daily Mail

Union barons will be free to ‘hold the country to ransom’ under planned laws which would make it much easier for them to order crippling strikes. Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade Jonathan Reynolds arrives in Downing Street Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing proposes 35% wage hike in tentative deal to end strike

LA Times

Solomon Hammond, 33, left, and John Olson, 45, both toolmakers at Boeing’s Renton factory, hold picket signs after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer and go on strike Sept. 13 outside the company’s factory in Renton, Wash. Boeing Co. and the union representing 33,000 striking workers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with help from …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Strikes work!' Boeing union workers win tentative contract with 35% wage increase

Raw Story

Striking union members who work for the aerospace giant Boeing reached a tentative contract agreement Saturday after nearly 6 weeks on the picket line demanding better wages and benefits. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, which has been on strike since September 13, announced the breakthrough in a statement and Boeing also confirmed that a deal …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Montana GOP Senate Suggested Wildland Firefighters Let Fires Burn In Order To Earn Overtime Pay

Huff Post

Tim Sheehy, an ex-Navy SEAL and pro-Donald Trump conservative, is running against incumbent Democratic Montana Sen. Jon Tester. Tim Sheehy for Montana Montana GOP Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy, who made his fortune as the founder and CEO of an aerial firefighting company that has relied largely on lucrative federal contracts, has repeatedly accused wildland firefighters of dragging their feet to …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Union says Labour’s workers’ bill has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Troubled Boeing withdraws 30 percent salary increase offer to striking workers

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3 months ago

Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until 2025 to negotiate new contract

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3 months, 1 week ago

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Unions win vote to reverse winter fuel cut in blow for Keir Starmer

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Conference motion on winter fuel payment ‘doesn’t dictate’ policy – Starmer

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Train drivers to get pay rise as union accepts ScotRail pay offer

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tens of thousands of L.A. County workers could go on strike Oct. 10, union announces

LA Times

Brianna Camacho, center, joins hundreds of Los Angeles County SEIU 721 members who rally to announce overwhelming support for an Unfair Labor Practice strike authorization vote in front of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles. More than 55,000 Los Angeles County union workers in hospitals, social services, public health and other county departments represented by SEIU …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough

LA Times

The union representing Boeing workers said it would not vote on the company’s ‘best and final’ contract offer. Boeing Co. said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists that includes bigger raises and larger bonuses, but the workers’ union said the proposal isn’t good enough and there won’t be a ratification vote before Boeing’s deadline at …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing makes a 'best and final offer' to striking union workers

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pensioners stage protest against winter fuel cuts at Labour conference

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing union members are angry they lost their pension plan. They’re not likely to get it back

CNN

New York CNN — One of the most painful issues dividing labor and management in the strike at Boeing is the loss of the traditional pension plan for union members in 2014. During the UAW strike at the three unionized American automakers last fall, Ford CFO John Lawler called the traditional pension plans being sought by the union “a plan …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing CEO says the company will begin furloughs soon to save cash during labor strike

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers vote to strike for higher pay in blow to planemaker

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Firefighters and control room staff to be balloted for strikes over pay

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