Union News
Argentina truckers gridlock traffic to protest Macri reforms
Feb 21, 2018
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Tens of thousands of Argentines joined a demonstration on Wednesday organized by truckers and other labor unions in the......
Food workers union, Hannaford owners will come to table
Feb 20, 2018
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A food workers union and the owner of a distributor in Maine say they will meet to try to avert......
This Supreme Court Case Is The Biggest Threat To Organized Labor In Years
Feb 19, 2018
Mark Janus doesn’t want to pay fees to the labor union that represents him. If the Supreme Court gives......
These jobs don't have enough people to fill them. See if you can
Feb 15, 2018
There are a myriad of ways to decide which jobs to apply for. Not a terrible one is to ask: Who's hiring? Employers will......
General strike in public services paralyzes Algeria
Feb 14, 2018
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Public service labor unions have gone on strike in Algeria, paralyzed education, health, vocational training and the telecommunications industries.Meziane Meriane,......
As federal prisons run low on guards, nurses and cooks are filling in
Feb 13, 2018
When Kristan Morgan joined the U.S. Bureau of Prisons three years ago, the 30-year-old nurse expected to spend her days caring for the chronically......
Union withdraws petition to represent Yale grad students
Feb 13, 2018
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A labor union has withdrawn a petition to represent some Yale University graduate students after years of organizing efforts.Yale......
GM to close auto plant in South Korea in restructuring
Feb 12, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — General Motors says it will close an underutilized factory in Gunsan, South Korea, by the end of May as......
Here's what you give up if you join the gig economy
Feb 12, 2018
The share of "non-traditional workers" in our labor force – such as independent contractors and freelancers – has been growing faster than any other......
UAW official's widow pleads guilty to tax fraud in bribery case
Feb 6, 2018
DETROIT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The widow of a United Auto Workers union official at the center of a U.S. probe into improper payments......
Romania: Govt defends tax changes that led to wage cuts
Feb 6, 2018
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's labor minister is defending a tax and wage overhaul that has created uncertainty and led to pay cuts.Labor Minister......
German union, employers reach wage deal following strikes
Feb 6, 2018
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's biggest industrial union and employers have reached a deal on wages and working hours, ending a dispute that led to......
German wage deal to lift pay, enable more flexible hours
Feb 6, 2018
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's biggest industrial union and employers have reached a wage deal that gives workers the equivalent of 3.5 percent annual......
German industry wage deal lifts pay, enables flexible hours
Feb 6, 2018
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's biggest industrial union and employers have reached a wage deal that gives workers the equivalent of 3.5 percent annual......
German industrial union to resume wage talks after walkouts
Feb 5, 2018
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's biggest industrial union is set to resume negotiations with employers after staging a series of 24-hour walkouts to ramp up......