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U.S. dockworkers reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike

U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy. The International Longshoremen's Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead of a Jan. 15 deadline. In a joint statement, …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union

Al Jazeera

Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year. A strike at Starbucks has expanded to more than 300 of the coffee chain’s stores in the United States, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job, the workers’ union said. Starbucks Workers United, representing employees at 525 stores …

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Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Associated Press

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract

LA Times

Baristas at a handful of Starbucks around Los Angeles as well as in Chicago and Seattle went on strike Friday, kicking off a work stoppage that union officials said would include hundreds of the coffee giant’s stores by Christmas Eve. At 10 a.m. a crowd of about 30 Starbucks workers, union organizers and supporters walked a picket line outside, chanting, …

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1 month ago

How Trump is giving the labor movement the blue-collar blues

CNN

CNN — The Democrats’ last line of defense against Republican inroads among working-class voters is continuing to crumble. While Vice President Kamala Harris ran strongly among union members with a college degree, Trump’s strong showing among the blue-collar components of the labor movement illuminates how high a wall of distrust Democrats face in working class communities at the close of …

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1 month ago

A California labor union helped oust a Democrat from the state Capitol. His replacement wants to curb union power.

LA Times

A University of California workers union was successful in its fight to oust an Orange County Democrat from the state Senate after he did not support a bill it backed in the Legislature. “This is an unprecedented circumstance where a labor union spent well over a million dollars of their members’ monies to take down a Democrat with a solid …

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1 month ago

Samsung union: Tamil Nadu told to take call within six weeks

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu labour department to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the Samsung India Workers Union for registering the trade union within six weeks. Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy issued the direction on Thursday while disposing of a petition filed by P Ellan, general secretary of the trade union affiliated to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Monumental victory': Wisconsin Judge axes Walker-era attack on union rights

Raw Story

More than a decade after it sparked massive protests in the state capital, a Wisconsin judge on Monday struck down a controversial law that effectively ended public sector collective bargaining in the state. "After 14 years of battling for our collective bargaining rights, we are thrilled to take this step forward," Rocco DeMark, a building service worker and SEIU Wisconsin …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Woolworths workers picket distribution centre in Melbourne as industrial dispute continues

ABC

Woolworths and the union representing striking workers have begun negotiations, as about 200 staff picket a major warehouse in Melbourne's south-east. Woolworths said it would continue to negotiate with the UWU and requested that the union allow "safe passage for our team wishing to return to work" at the Dandenong South distribution centre. Union raises safety concerns in negotiations The …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Workers at Canada’s national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries

Associated Press

TORONTO — Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said early Friday approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process. “We still believe we can achieve negotiated collective agreements, but Canada Post must be willing …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

24-hour timetable for Sydney trains this weekend to impact day services, with parts of light rail network to shut

ABC

Trains in Sydney will run on an extended overnight timetable from midnight until Sunday, after the railway workers union issued an ultimatum to the state government as part of escalating industrial action. RTBU NSW Secretary Toby Warnes said the demand for overnight train services formed part of rail workers' negotiations over pay and conditions. Sydney train commuters to face possible …

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2 months ago

'Not good enough anymore': Union leader says Dems lost crucial argument to Trump

Raw Story

The consensus among pollsters is that President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election was largely due to voters trusting him more on economic issues. In a thread posted to X, Jimmy Williams — who is general president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades — lamented that a second Trump term would be "disastrous for my members." …

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2 months ago

Explained: Why Kamala Harris's Historic White House Bid Fell Short

Deccan Chronicle

In a meeting with one of America’s most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she’d protect union jobs and workers’ livelihoods better than Donald Trump. But Harris’ campaign ultimately failed to overcome deep-seated voter concerns about inflation and immigration – twin issues that opinion polls showed favored Trump. “The Harris campaign did not …

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2 months ago

Why did Kamala Harris fail to secure majority in US Presidential elections | ANALYSIS

India TV News

In a meeting with one of America's most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she'd protect union jobs and workers' livelihoods better than Donald Trump. Still, the Harris campaign believed her signature issues - reproductive rights and Trump's divisiveness - would energize a coalition of women, Black voters, young Americans, independents and "Never …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

NPR

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing swing states with tens of thousands of canvassers, deploying far more resources than in past elections in a bid to get the labor-friendly ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz elected. toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing strike to go on as workers reject latest contract proposal

The Independent

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3 months ago

What is in the new Employment Rights Bill?

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3 months ago

Troubled Boeing withdraws 30 percent salary increase offer to striking workers

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Harris hails striking dockworkers, swipes at Trump’s record

Politico

Trump had previously tried to wield the strike against the Democrats. In a statement Tuesday, he said “American workers should be able to negotiate for better wages” and blamed the strike on “inflation brought on by Kamala Harris’ two votes for massive, out-of-control spending.” Trump has long benefited from an image among some voters as a successful businessman who is …

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3 months, 1 week ago

How a US dock workers' strike could have flow on effects for Australian shoppers, as experts warn shipping impacts will be 'quite severe'

ABC

A US dock workers' strike reaching from New York to Texas is throwing global supply chains into disarray. "When the Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal … it was one week in one location, and then it probably took six months before supply chains caught up," Mr Coldrey said. "If it's a one-week strike, has about a six-week …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Latest talks between Boeing and its striking machinists break off without progress, union says

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest said contract talks “broke off” with the company after their latest bargaining session. In an update posted on social media platforms X and Facebook, a regional district of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers asserted late Friday that Boeing “would …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to 1 fiery union leader.

Politico

“In today’s world, I’ll cripple you,” he said recently in a video post. “Someone has to get into Congress and say, ‘Whoa, timeout, this world is going too fast for us, machines got to stop,’” Daggett told one interlocutor in a recent friendly interview. Machines don’t have families.” Daggett recently expressed major disappointment in Biden for how the president helped …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two powerful unions join protests in Martinique over the high cost of living

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two powerful unions on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have joined protests against high living costs that recently have prompted France to send anti-riot police. Traffic was paralyzed Tuesday after a transportation union ordered tractor-trailers to block main roads and public bus drivers to suspend service, according to the France Télévisions broadcaster. The protests …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teamsters union declines to endorse Harris or Trump for president

LA Times

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has declined to endorse Kamala Harris, left, or Donald Trump for president. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3-million-member union. “Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests …

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U.S. dockworkers reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract

How Trump is giving the labor movement the blue-collar blues

A California labor union helped oust a Democrat from the state Capitol. His replacement wants to curb union power.

Samsung union: Tamil Nadu told to take call within six weeks

'Monumental victory': Wisconsin Judge axes Walker-era attack on union rights

Woolworths workers picket distribution centre in Melbourne as industrial dispute continues

Workers at Canada’s national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries

24-hour timetable for Sydney trains this weekend to impact day services, with parts of light rail network to shut

'Not good enough anymore': Union leader says Dems lost crucial argument to Trump

Explained: Why Kamala Harris's Historic White House Bid Fell Short

Why did Kamala Harris fail to secure majority in US Presidential elections | ANALYSIS

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

Boeing strike to go on as workers reject latest contract proposal

What is in the new Employment Rights Bill?

Troubled Boeing withdraws 30 percent salary increase offer to striking workers

Harris hails striking dockworkers, swipes at Trump’s record

How a US dock workers' strike could have flow on effects for Australian shoppers, as experts warn shipping impacts will be 'quite severe'

Latest talks between Boeing and its striking machinists break off without progress, union says

A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to 1 fiery union leader.

Two powerful unions join protests in Martinique over the high cost of living

Teamsters union declines to endorse Harris or Trump for president