Stories Tagged as
Union
Longshoremen strike for better pay and to stop automation
Oct 2, 2024
About a hundred striking longshoremen marched by one of the terminals in the port of Baltimore. Some carried signs that say “machines don’t feed families.”
At issue in the longshoremen's strike: How much automation is appropriate at ports?
by
Matt Levin
Oct 1, 2024
Automation at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts tends to lag behind that at the West Coast, Asian and European ports.
Boeing strike will be felt throughout the aviation industry
Sep 13, 2024
This strike of more than 30,000 workers comes at a time when Boeing’s already not meeting production goals. And it will also slow the making of everything that goes inside planes, as well.
Striking hotel workers want a return to daily room cleaning
Sep 3, 2024
During the pandemic, some hotels cut back on services like housekeeping. Workers on strike say it’s time to bring them back.
How song makes the union strong
by
David Brancaccio
and Ellen Rolfes
Aug 12, 2024
Labor songs were sung at home, on the job and on the picket line. Let's look at the history, starting with "Harlan County, U.S.A."
What Google's union means for Silicon Valley
Jan 4, 2021
This union's main aim is to support employee activism, rather than negotiate a contract.
NLRB rule could make it harder for millions of workers to organize
Feb 26, 2020
It rolls back an Obama-era policy that held some corporations accountable for labor violations by subcontractors and franchisees.
For public good, not for profit.
Connecticut's budget gap will likely hurt social service recipients
Aug 7, 2017
Some lawmakers are eyeing the hedge fund industry as a potential piggy bank.
Union leader has hope for Erie, Pennsylvania, with or without Trump
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 28, 2017
Scott Slawson believes that change will have to come from the town itself.