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French unions warn Macron pension strikes will drag on for months
Jan 24, 2020
PARIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - France's hardleft trade unions on Friday threatened industrial action for months to come, as they searched for a way......
The Union Membership Rate In The U.S. Fell Again Last Year
Jan 22, 2020
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Unions Are Leveraging The Democratic Debates At The Bargaining Table
Jan 17, 2020
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Labor costs for Detroit automakers expected to increase upward of $1 billion by 2023
Jan 17, 2020
UAW members on strike outside a GM plant in Flint Michigan on Sept. 16th, 2019.Michael Wayland | CNBCDETROIT – Labor costs for the Detroit......
In several states, it could soon be harder to be freelancer
Jan 11, 2020
Halley Bondy and daughter Robin, 2Halley BondyHalley Bondy loves being a freelance writer.And the 35-year-old journalist, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, earns more......
UPDATE 1-French pension reform talks deadlocked ahead of nationwide protests
Jan 10, 2020
* Government sticks to plan to raise retirement age* Unions say scrapping plan is precondition for new talks* Yellow vest protest forced Macron's hand......
Hong Kong workers flock to labor unions as new protest tactic
Jan 9, 2020
* Dozens of new Hong Kong unions form, thousands join* Strongest push to unionize since city's 1997 handover* Push comes as pro-democracy protests fail......
Andrew Yang’s staff become latest campaign workers to unionize
Jan 9, 2020
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks during the AFL-CIOs first-ever Presidential Summit in Philadelphia.Preston Ehrler | SOPA Images/LightRocket | Getty ImagesStaffers for Andrew Yang announced......
UPDATE 6-French unions battle Macron in make-or-break pension protest
Jan 9, 2020
* Transport strike over pension reform enters 36th day* Unions looking to rally support as strike observance falls* Reform part of Macron quest for......
UPDATE 3-French unions return to streets in make-or-break pension protest
Jan 9, 2020
* Transport strike over pension reform enters 36th day* Unions looking to rally support as strike observance falls* Reform part of Macron quest for......
Embattled EPA Workers Say They Need ‘Bill Of Rights’ Under Trump Administration
Jan 6, 2020
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Argentina’s Fernandez says social pact sends ‘strong message’ to IMF, creditors
Jan 2, 2020
creditors@BUENOS AIRES, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Argentina's new President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday that a social pact with businesses and trade unions sent......
French hardline union calls for more strikes to counter Macron’s pension reform
Jan 1, 2020
reform@PARIS, Jan 1 (Reuters) - French hardline union CGT called on Wednesday for more strikes in France this month after president Emmanuel Macron pledged......
Germany hit with flight cancellations amid strikes at Lufthansa’s Germanwings
Dec 30, 2019
A Germanwings Airbus A320 registration D-AIPX is seen at the Berlin airport in this March 29, 2014 file photo. An Airbus plane operated by......
More than 150 flights canceled in Germany as Lufthansa’s Germanwings hit by strikes
Dec 30, 2019
strikes@COLOGNE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Around 180 flights in Germany were canceled on Monday due to cabin crew strikes at Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings,......