2025 Eastern Music Festival canceled over contract dispute and differing views of the future
The cancelation comes after a year of discussions between the faculty’s Charlotte-based musicians’ union and the festival’s leadership.
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Trump fires EEOC and labor board officials, setting up legal fight
President Trump fired two Democratic EEOC commissioners and an NLRB board member, hobbling two independent agencies that are tasked with enforcing worker protections.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Boeing union is set to vote on a new contract deal, possibly ending strike
The latest proposal includes a 35% general wage increase over four years — bringing it closer to the union's original ask for 40%. Boeing previously offered a 25% raise over the life of the contract.
Trump gutted federal employee unions. They believe he'd do it again
Federal employee unions are fervently supporting Kamala Harris for president, in part because they like her pro-labor policies, but just as much because they fear a second Trump term.
Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports
The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted 13-2 to join SEIU Local 560, making it the first unionized college sports team in the country. Dartmouth believes the election should not have gone forward.
An earthquake for college sports? Dartmouth basketball union election set for March 5
The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.
After historic strike, Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years
The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this month announced a contract deal that averts another strike.
Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike
With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.
Alabama coal miners begin their 20th month on strike
The miners have survived more than 600 days on the picket line, thanks to widespread support and anger at their employer, Warrior Met Coal. Even now, neither side seems ready to budge.