Nov 13, 2023

Tentative contracts aren’t necessarily done deals

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Major unions including the UAW and SAG-AFTRA have reached tentative agreements with employers in recent weeks, but those contracts still need to be voted on.

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What's at stake at the Biden-Xi meeting?

by Nova Safo

President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping have agreed to meet this week while both are at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit happening now in San Francisco. It’s their first meeting in nearly a year.

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How important is a "ratification vote" in union contracts?

by Henry Epp

Nov 13, 2023

Union members from the auto industry to Hollywood actors are currently taking the votes. They are more than a rubber-stamping process.

Picket signs for a United Auto Workers rally in October. The UAW is among major unions to reach tentative contracts with employers.

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