Union
Little Rock Starbucks is Second in Arkansas to Unionize
They join more than 410 Starbucks stores across the U.S. that have unionized since 2021. read more >
Stage Set for First-Ever Labor Union Vote for NCAA Athletes
Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel. read more >
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US Labor Board Delays New Employment Rule After Business Groups Sue
The rule sets new standards for determining when two companies should be considered "joint employers" in labor negotiations. read more >
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Biden Releasing Nearly $36B to Aid Union Pensions; ABF Employees to Benefit
The money for the Central States Pension Fund is the largest amount of federal aid provided for a pension plan. read more >
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House Votes to Avert Rail Strike, Impose Deal on Unions
The bill lawmakers are considering would impose a compromise labor agreement brokered by the Biden administration that was ultimately voted down by four of 12 labor unions. read more >
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Biden Calls on Congress to Head Off Potential Rail Strike
"Let me be clear: a rail shutdown would devastate our economy," the president said in a statement. read more >
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Business Groups Urge Congress to Block Potential Rail Strike
The business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers and National Retail Federation said even a short-term strike would have a tremendous impact and the economic pain would start to be felt even before the Dec. 9 strike deadline. read more >
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Big Rail Unions Split on Contract as Engineers Approve, Conductors Reject
A split vote Monday from the two biggest railroad unions follows the rejection by three other unions of their deals with the railroads that the Biden administration helped broker before the original strike deadline in September. Seven smaller unions have approved the five-year deal that, on top of the 24% raise, includes $5,000 in bonuses. read more >
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Starbucks Workers Strike at More Than 100 US Stores
The walkouts coincide with Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives free reusable cups to customers who order a holiday drink. read more >
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Fayetteville Starbucks Votes to Unionize
The store is the 261st Starbucks nationally and the first in Arkansas to unionize. read more >
Potential Railroad Strike Delayed Until Early December
The move allows time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements with the freight railroads and give more opportunity for the industry to renegotiate with two unions that rejected their deals last month. read more >
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Second Railroad Union Rejects Deal, Adding to Strike Worries
The union cited a "lack of good-faith bargaining" by the railroads and the denial of the "basic right of paid time off for illness." read more >
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Railroads Reject Sick Time Demands, Raising Chance of Strike
If both sides can't agree on contracts, Congress could step in to block a strike and impose terms on the workers. read more >
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Starbucks Says it Wants Union Bargaining to Begin
The Seattle coffee giant said it sent letters to 238 stores offering a three-week window in October to start negotiations. read more >
Rail Workers Win Key Concessions in Deal to Prevent Strike
The deal that's retroactive to 2020 will give rail workers the biggest raises they've seen in more than four decades. But the concessions related to working conditions may prove to be more important to them. read more >
Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Contract Deadline
A strike or lockout won't be allowed until this coming Friday, but the railroads appear to be bracing for one. read more >
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Rail Unions Refusing Advance Payments in Favor of a New Deal
The unions, which represent more than 105,000 workers, called the offer "somewhere between a loan and a payday advance." read more >
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Mountaire Workers in Delaware Vote to Oust Teamsters Union
Selbyville is the only Mountaire Farms plant where employees are represented by unions. read more >
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Biden Task Force Releases Report to Strengthen Labor Unions
The report argues that a decades-long drop in union membership has coincided with a rising share of income going to the top 10% of earners. read more >
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