SEIU

An earthquake for college sports? Dartmouth basketball union election set for March 5

6:06pm February 09, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

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.

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SEIU nursing home workers have been calling for safer staffing levels for years.

Health & Safety

Labor unions praise Biden's plan to boost staffing at nursing homes

6:32pm September 01, 2023

For the first time ever, nursing homes may soon have to guarantee a registered nurse is working 24/7 in every facility.

Howard University's administration reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents faculty members, who are fighting for better pay. A strike that was set to take place is now called off.

Howard University and faculty reach a tentative labor deal, ending strike threat

11:55am March 23, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The planned three-day strike was called off early Wednesday after the faculty union and the Washington, D.C., university's administration reached a tentative agreement.

Starbucks workers at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y., have voted on whether to join a union.

National

Starbucks workers form their 1st union in the U.S. in a big win for labor

3:40pm December 09, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now, workers at four additional U.S. locations are also pursuing union votes.

McDonald's workers and supporters rally in Chicago in 2015 in what organizers at the time called the biggest-ever mobilization of U.S. workers.

National

McDonald's Not Responsible For How Franchisees Treat Workers, U.S. Agency Rules

7:19pm December 12, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

The federal labor law board said McDonald's should not be held liable for labor practices of its franchisees. The ruling directed a judge to approve a settlement in a years-long union case.

Cashiers, cooks, delivery people, fast-food workers and their supporters rallied outside New York City Hall in 2017. Their influential union, the Service Employees International Union, also includes about half a million home health aides.

Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides' Union Dues

5:00am August 09, 2018

by Shefali Luthra

The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would prohibit some home health workers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. The rule would likely undercut unions' power, all agree.