Calif. grocery workers approve new contract with raises, retirement protections, improved scheduling
"This contract is a victory for our members, and secures their wages, retirement security, and control over their schedules."
Court says workers can't be forced to sign mandatory arbitration clauses
Abstract: Forcing workers to sign away their right to sue or join class action lawsuits against employers violates the National Labor Relations Act, says the 7th Circuit.
Steelworkers, top firms at odds as contract deadline approaches
Steelworkers and the nation's top steel companies are at odds in negotiations as the deadline for a new contract approaches.
Auto mechanics won’t be bulldozed off the picket line
Auto mechanics of AMU Local 701 have been on strike at Al Piemonte Chevrolet for a fair contract for over three months.
UFCW on a roll in southern California
Unionists ratified a new contract with the area's big food chains, and Local 770 passed the 100-store organizing mark at CVS, adding 2,000 members.
Food contracts cycle underway again for Southern Calif. Teamsters, UFCW
A historic core industry of the two major unions in Southern California, retail food, has begun its every-five-years-or-so cycle of bare-knuckle contract negotiations.
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!"
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.
