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Teamsters union calls for Amazon to set bargaining dates after Thanksgiving strike

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has called on Amazon to agree to set a date for negotiating a union contract by Dec. 15. “The Teamsters have finished demanding that Amazon stop violating the law. Amazon must come to the negotiating table and commit to negotiating Teamsters contracts with its employees or face the consequences of […]

Teachers union opposes casino in Times Square

The head of New York's powerful teachers' union is rejecting a proposal to put a casino in Times Square, the heart of the popular Broadway theater district. “[A casino] It would weaken the theater district and diminish the unique power of the Broadway industry to provide students with unique educational and career opportunities,” Michael Mulgrew, […]

Violence in Tbilisi as Pro-European Union Protests Spread Across Georgia

Violence broke out in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Sunday, the fourth day of mass protests that began after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze suspended European Union accession negotiations. Dozens of people have been hospitalized, and Kobakhidze has threatened mass arrests if the protesters do not disperse. Georgians have long wanted to join the EU. Naturally, this […]

Chicago teachers union slams newspaper that called them out for their members’ chronic absence

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) responded Friday to a newspaper editorial about chronic absenteeism among Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers, who are paid an average salary of $95,000. “CPS teacher Roxanne Piersanti condemns the Tribune Editorial Board's recent criticism of teacher absenteeism, saying it unfairly targets working mothers and ignores the reality of the physical […]