Amazon workers across US gear up to strike this week, days before Christmas | US unions
Thousands of Amazon workers have been preparing to strike since Thursday, days before Christmas, over the tech giant's refusal to begin contract negotiations. Union Locals across the United States is preparing its members for picketing and action outside Amazon facilities across the country. Amazon has a Dec. 15 deadline to agree to start negotiations with […]
Collective bargaining rights restored to Wisconsin unions in new decision
Approximately 700 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas hospitality employees who are members of the Culinary Union left work at 5 a.m. Friday. A Wisconsin judge handed down a landslide victory Monday for public union employees in the Badger State, restoring collective bargaining rights that had been waived under a 13-year-old law. Dane County Circuit Court Judge […]
Trump Labor pick surprises unions, rattles business
President-elect Trump's choice for secretary of labor has raised concerns from organized labor advocates and business groups. The unusual pro-labor choice could signal a new, more receptive stance toward unions in the Republican Party, which has long resisted pro-labor policies. Rep. Lori Chavez Delemer (R-Ore.) was elected following a recent surge in popularity among labor […]
New proposed federal law would bar unions from promoting antisemitism
A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would prevent unions from using their members' dues to support positions deemed to promote anti-Semitism or other hateful ideologies without their members' consent. It is prohibited. This comes as some labor unions have passed a resolution that critics have accused of demonizing Israel and supporting Hamas, following the […]
Dockworkers union’s automation demands could undermine US competitiveness
Former Reagan economic adviser Art Laffer said longshoremen are resisting automation and are being misinformed as the strike continues. worker strike by Unionized longshoremen Negotiations at the Eastern and Gulf ports began on Tuesday, with unions and port employers deadlocked over a new contract, with the use of automation and technology at the ports a […]
Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned as port strike looms: ‘From Maine to Texas’
As thousands of dockworkers prepare to strike if no deal is reached by Monday, one company leader is questioning union demands for a total ban on automation. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) said Sunday that its 85,000 members and “tens of thousands of longshoremen and maritime workers around the world” were on picket lines on […]
Port strike: Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R.N.J.) said on the “Evening Edit” that the possibility of port strikes across the United States could really “exacerbate” supply chain problems. As thousands of dockworkers prepare to strike if no deal is reached by Monday, one company leader is questioning union demands for a total ban on automation. The International […]
Former NYC covid czar Jay Varma said ‘weenie’ de Blasio caved to teachers unions, knowingly hurt kids
Dr. Jay Varma, the former New York City coronavirus chief and sex party lover, has mocked former Mayor Bill de Blasio as a “nasty bastard” who deliberately hurt children by caving to teachers unions' calls for school closures during the pandemic. “He's a bit of a mean guy. He's had a lot of problems.” Varma […]
Teamsters play hardball with politics during pivotal period for unions
The Teamsters' decision this week not to endorse any presidential candidate expressed disappointment with both candidates' approach to the major union agenda and with the growing power of workers more broadly amid a rise in strikes and growing favoritism toward labor unions in the United States. The Teamsters are one of the nation's largest and […]
NY Times tech union’s bizarre demands to avert strike include four-day work week, ban on scents in break rooms
Workers in the New York Times technology union are reportedly threatening to strike on Election Day with a bizarre list of demands that include pet bereavement leave, a four-day work week and even a ban on air fresheners in break rooms. The Times Tech Guild's long list of demands during two years of marathon contract […]