Union News
UPDATE 1-Air France KLM reaches pensions deal with KLM staff
Oct 23, 2017
* Changes will have Q3 impact of 311 mln euros* KLM to make a one-off payment of 194 mln euros* Rival Lufthansa struck pensions......
Jeff Bezos Screws Over Workers At Amazon. Now He Wants To Do The Same At The Washington Post.
Oct 12, 2017
WASHINGTON ― Like most of the industry titans in the world of big tech, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos......
Canada union head: GM threatens to move production to Mexico
Oct 12, 2017
DETROIT (AP) — The president of the Canadian auto workers union says General Motors is threatening to make more Chevrolet Equinox SUVs in Mexico......
UPDATE 1-GM warns Canadian union it could wind down striking SUV plant
Oct 11, 2017
(Adds details of GM's North American operations)DETROIT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Wednesday warned leaders of Canada's Unifor labor union that......
GM warns Canadian union it could wind down striking SUV plant
Oct 11, 2017
DETROIT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Wednesday warned leaders of Canada's Unifor labor union that it will start to wind down......
UPDATE 1-AFL-CIO wants SEC to probe trading in shares of loan servicer Navient
Oct 10, 2017
Navient@ (Adds comment from Navient)WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, on Tuesday called on the U.S. Securities and......
AFL-CIO wants SEC to probe trading in shares of loan servicer Navient
Oct 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, on Tuesday called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate......
UPDATE 2-German union pushes for 6 pct pay hike, flexible hours
Oct 10, 2017
* Germany's biggest union presents demands for 2018 wage round* Puts bigger emphasis on work-life-balance, labour flexibility (Adds employers reaction, Bundesbank chief economist)FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Oct......
UPDATE 1-German union pushes for better work-life balance
Oct 10, 2017
* Germany's biggest union presents demands for 2018 wage round* Puts bigger emphasis on work-life-balance, labour flexibility (Adds IG Metall quotes, details, background)BERLIN, Oct......
Higher levels of employment haven't led to fatter paychecks worldwide
Oct 7, 2017
In the three-plus decades since Ola Karlsson began painting houses and offices for a living, he has seen oil wealth transform the Norwegian economy.......
5 reasons your small raise could get bigger
Oct 5, 2017
Average U.S. wage gains have been frustratingly modest despite an under-5% unemployment rate since early 2016. Low unemployment generally makes it harder for employers......
UPDATE 1-Trade union Unite to pursue legal action for Monarch workers who lost jobs
Oct 4, 2017
lost jobs@ (Adds quote from government, pilot)LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - British trade union Unite said on Wednesday it would launch legal action on......
Trade union Unite to pursue legal action for Monarch workers who lost jobs
Oct 4, 2017
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - British trade union Unite said on Wednesday it would launch legal action on behalf of over 1,800 workers who......
UPDATE 3-Catalans stage protests, general strike against crackdown on vote
Oct 3, 2017
* Protest over police crackdown on Sunday's referendum* Public transport, roads, services affected* Thousands of protesters march through Barcelona (Adds impact of protests, king......
UPDATE 2-Tens of thousands of Catalans take to streets to protest police action
Oct 3, 2017
action@* Protest over police crackdown on Sunday's referendum* Public transport, roads, services affected* Thousands of protesters march through Barcelona (Adds protests, government comment)BARCELONA, Oct......