unions

Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees

9:53am March 28, 2025

President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.

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Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse

6:00pm February 15, 2025

Workers voted against joining a grassroots union called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE.

President Biden Speaks To The Department Of Labor

In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as labor secretary

8:09pm December 17, 2024

Acting Secretary Julie Su has led the Labor Department for nearly two years, despite never getting a Senate confirmation vote. With time running out, her staunchest supporters haven't given up.

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Boeing Factory Workers Reject Company's Latest Offer, 6-Week Strike Continues

Boeing’s striking machinists union will vote Monday on a new contract offer

5:00am November 01, 2024

Boeing’s machinists union leaders are endorsing the company’s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a vote on Monday that could end the seven-week strike.

Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports

1:12am October 01, 2024

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of dollars' worth of goods.

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East and Gulf Coast dockworkers could strike tonight. Here's what's at stake

10:27am September 27, 2024

Some 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports may strike just after midnight on October 1 if their union doesn't reach a contract deal with shipping companies and port operators.

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Economy

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk

2:36pm July 31, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

Illinois is the 8th state to adopt a law making it illegal for employers to hold mandatory religious, political or anti-union meetings, a move aimed at helping workers trying to unionize.

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unions

Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees

Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse

In last-ditch effort, Democrats push to get Julie Su confirmed as labor secretary

Boeing’s striking machinists union will vote Monday on a new contract offer

Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports

East and Gulf Coast dockworkers could strike tonight. Here's what's at stake

Boeing makes a 'final offer' to striking workers, but union says it's not good enough

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision

Canada orders a third party to mediate a labor dispute between railways and employees

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk