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After a judge paused the University of California strike, questions about "no strike" provisions remain
Jun 14, 2024
The UC system argues that the strikes violated the union contract's "no strike" provision. But workers may have the right to violate no strike agreements in certain cases.
UAW to be put to the test this week in Alabama Mercedes-Benz union vote
May 13, 2024
Starting Monday, around 5,200 workers at a Mercedes-Benz assembly-and-battery complex near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will begin voting on whether to join the UAW.
Salvadoran janitors fight for better wages, supporting families here and abroad
Apr 22, 2024
Immigrants from El Salvador clustered in major cities often work demanding, low-paying jobs that are hard to fill — like janitors.
British doctors seek jobs abroad amid discontent over NHS pay
Feb 19, 2024
As doctors prepare for another strike to protest their salaries and working conditions, some weigh opportunities in the U.S. and Canada.
Ski patrollers warm to unions to cope with low pay, high costs in resort areas
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Matt Bloom
Dec 27, 2023
They provide essential services like emergency rescue and avalanche prevention, but they often can't afford to live near where they work.
How important is a "ratification vote" in union contracts?
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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.
Campus labor activism spreads to undergrads
Nov 6, 2023
And those students are likely to take their engagement beyond the academy.
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Retail pharmacists walk out, citing overwork and understaffing
Nov 2, 2023
The walkout, called "pharmageddon" on social media, included pharmacists at CVS and Walgreens.
In California, child care providers unionized for better pay and retirement benefits
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Daisy Nguyen
Oct 31, 2023
California is one of 11 states that allows in-home child care providers to bargain collectively. This year, the union that represents 40,000 of these workers in that state won big in their fight for better pay and benefits.
As GM announces quarterly results, all eyes are on strike's effects
Oct 24, 2023
Investors — and the union — will be scrutinizing the numbers for clues about how the extended work stoppage is affecting the companies.