Tag: labor
Dolores Huerta, farmworker union co-founder, dies at 96
She coined 'Sí, se puede' and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Her family has not released a cause of death.
State Workers Strike Across California
About 100,000 SEIU Local 1000 members walked out for a day over pay, health costs and remote work, the union's first strike.
Why More Political Campaigns Should Unionize
Building better campaigns starts with better worker protections.
Iowa hospital custodian deported to Sierra Leone before judge ruled on...
Fatou Traore held a 2011 order barring removal to her home country. Co-workers, her congresswoman and three bishops had asked for her release.
Workers at six Chicago-area nursing homes set an October 16 strike...
The union says Landmark pays below the industry standard, and the parent company had not responded when the notice was reported.
Nearly 4,000 Brigham nurses set open-ended strike for Oct. 14, the...
Mass General Brigham says it has contracted 1,300 temporary nurses, while the union says the system conditioned further talks on a multi-year pay freeze
Workers Help Feed the World but Starved of Dignity
A report reveals widespread labour exploitation among food workers, warning that keeping the world fed comes at the cost of human dignity.
Whitney Museum union sets Monday strike deadline days before Lichtenstein retrospective
UAW Local 2110 is asking for a $71,000 salary floor, a figure drawn from a New York City cost of living report.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Philadelphia school bus drivers, cleaners and engineers win 9.5% raises and...
The 2,000 members of 32BJ SEIU District 1201 approved the three-year deal 800 to 80, after opening talks in June with higher pay as their bottom line.













