Workers Win Winter Health Care at 17 Chicago Hotels; 9 Still on Strike
CHICAGO, Ill.—More than half the 6,000 hotel workers who went on strike here Sept. 7 have won contracts that give them health insurance if they are laid off in the
CHICAGO, Ill.—More than half the 6,000 hotel workers who went on strike here Sept. 7 have won contracts that give them health insurance if they are laid off in the
SEATTLE, Wash.—A 45-minute training video Amazon sent managers at Whole Foods last month tells them it’s OK to tell workers that “unions are lying, cheating rats”—as long as it’s their
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—A federal appeals court ruled Sept. 25 that Uber drivers in California cannot file a class-action suit to be treated as employees instead of independent contractors. A three-judge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The ballot initiative to raise Arkansas’ minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 by 2021 overcame one hurdle Sept. 24, when a magistrate ruled that petitioners for
Portland, Oregon – If it was the brick house that stood strong against the big bad wolf, that’s because brick is built to last. So are the local unions of Bricklayers
LOS ANGELES, Ca. – As Actor Equity enter into a critical phase of intensive organizing, Joe Barns is appointed as National Director of Organizing. The members of Actors Equity have been pushing
National Report from Washington–A monthly Series exclusive to LaborPress by Robert Weiner, Ben Lasky, and this piece including Jared Schwartz The real impact of proposed food stamp cuts: working families’
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Sept. 19 declaring that public-employee unions cannot be forced to reimburse nonmembers for “fair share fees” paid before the Supreme Court ruled
COLUMBUS, Ohio—As the city of Columbus announced plans to begin operating self-driving shuttle vehicles in a park along the Scioto River, the city bus drivers’ union announced a statewide “People
CHICAGO, Ill.—A strike by workers at 26 Chicago hotels is nearing its third week, with UNITE HERE Local 1’s demand for year-round health insurance a key issue for service workers