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Nationwide strikes in Germany — the biggest the country has seen in decades — are causing disruption at the country's biggest port, airports, and on public transport Monday.
Joe Biden likes to say he's the most pro-union president in U.S. history. When he announces his expected reelection campaign in the coming weeks, he'll get the chance to prove it to his own staffers.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company on Thursday that would raise the sta…
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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restrict…
Pay is notoriously low for school support staff who shuttle America’s children to schools, feed them in cafeterias and provide classroom assistance to students who need the most help.
A two-week strike by Paris garbage collectors is taking a toll on the renowned aesthetics of the French capital, a veritable blight on the City of Light.
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Problems walking and talking or thinking at the same time might be a warning sign of impending dementia, a new study suggests.
United Auto Workers reform presidential candidate Shawn Fain is nearing victory with fewer than 600 challenged ballots remaining.
During a visit to Ivy Tech Community College, first lady Jill Biden made a case for the value of community colleges and boasted her husband's achievements in investing in the nation's infrastructure.
'The Hill' reports that Judge Michael A. Rosas made the ruling on March 1. He ordered Starbucks to provide back pay and damages to employees w…
Contractors may no longer be required to sign a project labor agreement as a condition of bidding on a public project organized on a construction manager as constructor basis.
Home Depot says it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said Tuesday that every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. The investment will also ensure that starting pay is at least $15 per hour in all markets.
Starbucks workers in Valparaiso vote to unionize, saying many can't afford to live in Valpo. Check out these top stories and more in The Times and nwi.com.
State Sen. María Elena Durazo and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West want to give health facility support staffers a raise. Hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics are expected to resist.
Over his six years at the Southern Poverty Law Center, Esteban Gil watched many colleagues leave. “People burn out and they tire out, and then they leave,” he says.
As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says some corporations “should be nervous.”
With a new congressional term kicking off, the agricultural lobby will fight to bring the Farm Workforce Modernization Act back for approval to alleviate the shortage of farmworkers across the country. The bill is now in limbo after Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives.
Pritzker has said he plans to sign the bill, which would make Illinois one of more than a dozen states with paid-leave policies.
Teamsters union members will vote on a new contract proposal from MonoSol, possibly putting an end to a weeks-long stalemate.
Fed up with their demanding work schedules and disappointed in the contract they received, railroad workers aired their frustrations this week at rallies across the country and in a leadership vote at one of the biggest unions.
Legislation protecting same-sex marriages is heading to President Joe Biden's desk after the House gave it final approval Thursday. It's a mon…
Legislation protecting same-sex marriages is heading to President Joe Biden's desk after the House gave it final approval Thursday. It's a mon…
"For the sake of our people, we hope that they have all given their full consent to push things this far."
Workers have had a banner year in 2022 — wages are high, employment is strong and job-hopping opportunities are plentiful. But will it continue in 2023?
