US ports strike: Dockworkers may have negotiating advantage | AP News
WEB16 hours ago · The union posted message boards on the side of a truck reading: “Automation Hurts Families: ILA Stands For Job Protection.” Boise Butler, president of the union local, asserted that the workers want a fair contract that doesn’t allow for the automation of their jobs.
East and Gulf coast ports shut down as thousands of workers ... - NBC News
WEB1 day ago · Union leaders argue that big global cargo carriers have raked in huge profits since pandemic-era supply-chain snags drove up freight rates, saying workers haven’t sufficiently shared in those...
Labor Unions: Latest News, Top Stories & Analysis - POLITICO
WEBLabor Unions: Latest News, Top Stories & Analysis - POLITICO. News, Analysis and Opinion from POLITICO. New York. A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly...
Biden urges port operators to increase wages after 45,000 workers …
WEB21 hours ago · Tue 1 Oct 2024 12.56 EDT. Joe Biden has urged port operators to give workers a “meaningful increase” in pay after tens of thousands went on strike, prompting some of the busiest ports in the US to...
Port Strike Begins on East and Gulf Coasts - The New York Times
WEB22 hours ago · A map showing the major ports along the East and Gulf Coasts where the roughly 45 thousand dock workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association union, or I.L.A., are on strike.
America is on strike. Here’s the progress unions have made
WEBSep 30, 2023 · The Teamsters union used the threat of a record-setting strike by 340,000 members at UPS to achieve most of its bargaining goals, including significantly improved wages for the part-timers who ...
Labor groups begin to unite behind Harris' campaign - NBC News
WEBJul 23, 2024 · On Monday, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the biggest federation of unions in the U.S. and a longtime supporter of President Joe Biden,...
Amazon Labor Union joins forces with Teamsters : NPR
WEBJun 18, 2024 · For two years, Amazon has refused to recognize its single unionized warehouse, organized by the upstart Amazon Labor Union. Now the hefty Teamsters is lending its muscle to the union effort.
Who’s on strike and who’s close? Labor unions are flexing
WEBAug 5, 2023 · There are multiple stories involving strikes and unions in the news recently. Here’s what’s going on in this moment for American unions and how it could affect everyone’s life.
Unions relieved as Supreme Court leaves right to strike intact : NPR
WEBJun 1, 2023 · The company sued the union in state court, claiming the truck drivers had endangered company equipment.