Union News
UPDATE 1-Nigerian oil labor union calls for Exxon Mobil shutdown in Delta
May 19, 2017
(Adds Exxon Mobil comment, additional union comment)YENAGOA, Nigeria, May 19 (Reuters) - A Nigerian labor union on Friday called for the shutdown of all......
Nigerian oil labor union calls for Exxon Mobil shutdown in Delta
May 19, 2017
YENAGOA, Nigeria, May 19 (Reuters) - A Nigerian oil labor union on Friday called for the shutdown of all Exxon Mobil Corp facilities in......
UPDATE 2-From carmakers to cats, all face Brexit disruption, Merkel says
May 17, 2017
(Adds economic advisors' call for EFTA membership)BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - Everything from just-in-time auto supply chains to the free movement of workers and......
UPDATE 1-From carmakers to cats, all face Brexit disruption, Merkel says
May 17, 2017
(Adds supply chains, pets, quotes)BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - Everything from just-in-time supply chains in the auto industry to the free movement of workers......
Trump administration gives some hints about its infrastructure plan
May 15, 2017
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Monday that the Trump administration's infrastructure plan will be out in a few weeks and will call for $200......
Trump reassures farmers immigration crackdown not aimed at their workers
May 15, 2017
President Donald Trump said he would seek to keep his tough immigration enforcement policies from harming the U.S. farm industry and its largely immigrant......
Romania: 20,000 state finance workers strike over wages
May 15, 2017
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Some 20,000 finance workers from Romania's public sector went on strike Monday to protest a move to cut their salaries,......
NLRB files complaint against VW over practices at Tennessee plant
May 12, 2017
DETROIT, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against Volkswagen AG for hiking health......
Unfair labor practices charged at Volkswagen's US plant
May 12, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has filed another unfair labor practices complaint against Volkswagen for hiking health insurance premiums and......
Indian coal workers to strike against planned provident funds merger
May 11, 2017
NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters) - Five trade unions at top coal producers in India will go on a three-day strike in June to......
David Macaray: More Bad News For Organized Labor?
May 10, 2017
The Supreme Court will soon be ruling on the question of whether union contracts can legally include provisions where employees ...
UPDATE 1-Linde CEO defends Praxair merger at shareholder meeting
May 10, 2017
* CEO: Merger will create value especially for shareholders* Says the plan has great support in Linde workforce* 12th-largest investor: Wants merger but not......
UPDATE 1-CEO pay still dwarfing pay of U.S. workers – union report
May 9, 2017
(Adds details on wages, AFL-CIO comment)BOSTON/NEW YORK May 9 (Reuters) - A wide and longstanding gap between the earnings of U.S. CEOs and workers......
Earnings gap over U.S. workers grows for S&P 500 CEOs – union report
May 9, 2017
BOSTON/NEW YORK May 9 (Reuters) - The average S&P 500 chief executive made $13.1 million last year, 347 times more than the average U.S.......
Average CEO pay 347 times more than the average rank and file worker: AFL-CIO
May 9, 2017
Richard Trumpka, AFL-CIO president, shines a light on executive compensation in 2016. ......