Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company’s employees to side against union representation. About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Amazon workers in Alabama will decide for the third time in three years whether to unionize after a federal judge ruled that the retail giant improperly influenced the most recent vote in […]
Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership rates, according to government data released Tuesday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said 10% of hourly and salaried workers were members […]
A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies like McDonald’s. But it’s already facing significant pushback from businesses and […]
In September 2020, at the first presidential debate between him and President Donald Trump, Democratic nominee Joe Biden infamously declared, “Nobody’s going to build another coal-fired power plant in America” if he won the White […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05) has joined other lawmakers in a letter demanding answers about unions having illegally received COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. In the April 6 letter, […]
Amazon plans to file objections to the union election on Staten Island, New York that resulted in the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company’s history. The e-commerce giant stated its plans in a […]
RICHMOND, California — More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area went on strike early Monday over safety concerns and to demand a salary increase to keep up […]
DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America says some striking workers crossed picket lines Monday at a southwestern Virginia factory as the company plans to restart production. Spokesman John Mies wouldn’t say how many United […]
DETROIT — A welder who rose from the factory floor to become president of a venerable U.S. labor union was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in prison for luxurious winter stays in the California sun […]
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