Labor
Members of largest rail unions split on ratifying proposed deal
November 21, 2022If the two sides can’t reach a deal by the end of the “cooling-off” period on Dec. 9, the Railway Labor Act leaves the unions free to strike and the bosses free to lock them out.
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Short-staffing forces 22,000 Kaiser nurses into two-day strike in California
November 18, 2022The RNs demand more recruitment of nurses to replace those who left during the pandemic.
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California labor united in solidarity with 48,000 striking UC academic workers
November 18, 2022Unions across the state rally to their side.
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Unionized Starbucks shut down on Chicago’s North Side
November 18, 2022An Edgewater Starbucks is the tenth unionized store to be closed in recent months.
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Violations of labor law lead to Home Depot Workers Union loss in Philly
November 16, 2022A loss for the independent Home Depot Workers Union at the first store they targeted, in northeast Philadelphia.
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