unions

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

1:27am September 24, 2024

Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision

12:53am August 24, 2024

A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decision. Trains are expected to keep moving through Monday.

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

5:52am August 23, 2024

Negotiations between Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Teamsters union, which represents 10,000 of the companies' employees, began about a year ago.

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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Business

High Point, other workers overwhelmingly approve collective bargaining agreements

4:04pm May 06, 2024

by Paul Garber

UAW members voted in favor of a new contract for thousands of Southern workers, including employees of Thomas Built Buses in High Point.

Image shows the outside of Thomas Built Buses facility in High Point

Economy

Labor deal points to growing union strength in the South

3:58pm April 29, 2024

by Paul Garber

Daimler Truck and the United Auto Workers reached an 11th-hour agreement late last week that averted a strike at locations including Thomas Built Buses in High Point.