L & M nurses and tech workers win a contract
The 800 workers stood strong and with a broad array of public support forced the administration of the community hospital to end the lockout.
Boeing continues to play one state off against another
SEATTLE (PAI)-Members of the International Association of Machinists in the Pacific Northwest are voting today on an 8-year contract extension offer from Boeing that many are unhappy with.
New York City transport workers rally for contract
NEW YORK - On the evening of Oct. 25, lower Broadway here became a sea of green as thousands of transport workers wearing green hats filled the street in front of the headquarters of their employer, the New York City Transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to rally for a good contract.
Public workers say, fair contracts for all
Thousands of union public workers and their supporters turned out on Wednesday at New York's City Hall park under the slogan "Workers Count, Workers Vote!"
Teamsters ratify new contract with Sotheby's, ending 10-month lockout
The 42 Teamsters who work as art handlers for the famed Sotheby's auction house in Manhattan overwhelmingly ratified a new 3-year contract with the firm on May 31, ending the company's 10-month lockout.
NYC public workers battle Bloomberg, with video
Even as Mayor Michael Bloomberg ladles out billions of dollars to contractors in questionable deals, the multimillionaire former businessman is trying to cut pay of 10,000 of the city's municipal trades workers.
Seattle port strike challenges "independent contractor" lie
Truck drivers in the Puget Sound shut down ports for two weeks - and begin to shift the balance of power.
Thousands of hotel workers protest at Hyatts nationwide
CHICAGO - Thousands of Unite Here members and their labor and community supporters took to the streets in 15 cities across the U.S. and Canada July 22 in a coordinated protest at Hyatt hotels.
Illinois nuclear plant locks out 200 steelworkers
More than 200 workers were on the picket line last week in Metropolis, Ill., after their employer, Honeywell International, locked them out of their jobs, June 28.
Grad student union reaches agreement with UIC
Graduate students at the University of Illinois win a contract agreement they have been fighting for since August 2009.
