The United Auto Workers said on Sunday that a nationwide strike will begin before midnight. The move comes after the union and General Motors failed to agree on a new contract.
If Lightfoot wanted to plug the budget hole without cutting services and freezing hiring, the money is there. But don’t count on it—not without a fight.
Joe Burns takes a critical look back at the many “general strikes” called in recent years.
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The NLRB persists in its fight to outlaw Scabby the Rat, the balloon rodent who helps out workers when they picket their bosses.
In an era of revived US strike activity, what makes the NYNEX dispute most worthy of study is the central issue involved: health care cost shifting.
We spoke with walkout leader Maddie Howard about the workers’ decision to take action on the job against the camps.
A federal board would first have to approve a walkout.
The catering workers, some of whom earn as little as $8.46 an hour, are asking for higher wage and less costly health insurance.
Mercy says nurses returned Thursday, local UAW says informational meetings now are Friday and Saturday
One group who won’t benefit much from Uber’s IPO: its drivers, who numbered 3.9 million at the end of last year. They are likely to see their pay worsen as the company strives to become more profitable while facing public shareholder pressure.
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