Union News
Antofagasta CEO: Possible to work with labor unions
Mar 14, 2017
Antofagasta CEO Iván Arriagada talks about working with labor unions and trying to improve productivity, with comment on Chilean mines.......
Argentina says labor strike threats driven by elections
Mar 13, 2017
BUENOS AIRES, March 13 (Reuters) - Argentine labor unions appear to be pressuring the government by holding marches and threatening strikes ahead of the......
Op-Ed: Why Bernie Sanders may be wrong about how to fight Trump
Mar 13, 2017
On November 20, less than two weeks after Donald Trump's upset win, Bernie Sanders strode onto a stage at Boston's Berklee Performance Center......
UPDATE 3-Berlin airport workers to strike again on Monday over pay
Mar 12, 2017
(Adds number of cancellations expected in paragraph 2)BERLIN, March 12 (Reuters) - Ground staff at Berlin's two airports will begin a 25-hour strike on......
UPDATE 2-Berlin airport workers to strike again on Monday over pay
Mar 12, 2017
(Adds latest offer, quote)BERLIN, March 12 (Reuters) - Ground staff at Berlin's two airports will begin a 25-hour strike on Monday, their trade union......
Why Japan’s drive to end ‘death by overwork’ isn’t likely to set cash registers ringing
Mar 7, 2017
The Japanese may finally get to spend less time at work, but that doesn't mean they'll use it for shopping.The government is taking aim......
UPDATE 1-Top Argentine labor group pickets over wages, challenging Macri
Mar 7, 2017
(Adds quotes, detail from demonstration)BUENOS AIRES, March 7 (Reuters) - Workers represented by Argentina's main labor union gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires......
Top Argentine labor group pickets over wages, challenging Macri
Mar 7, 2017
BUENOS AIRES, March 7 (Reuters) - Workers represented by Argentina's main labor union gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to protest......
Nissan accused of wrongly blocking union activity at plant
Mar 3, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The United Auto Workers union charges that Nissan Motor Co. broke federal labor law less than two days before a......
Norway: Ryanair settles with former employee
Mar 3, 2017
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian trade union says Europe's biggest budget airline has reached a settlement with a former Italian employee who sued......
Anti-austerity protest in Athens near Greek bailout talks
Mar 1, 2017
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — About 1,500 people have held a peaceful anti-austerity protest outside an Athens hotel where Greek officials are holding bailout talks......
UPDATE 1-UK unions say Ford to axe 1,100 jobs at Welsh engine plant
Mar 1, 2017
(Updates after Ford meeting with unions)LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Ford plans to axe 1,100 jobs at its engine plant in Wales, trade unions......
Escondida copper mine strike nears 3rd week; union denies new talks
Feb 27, 2017
A strike at the Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, appeared far from ending on Monday as the conflict neared its third......
UPDATE 2-Illinois state worker union members approve strike if needed
Feb 23, 2017
(Adds comments by governor, details of dispute)CHICAGO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Illinois could face a shutdown of its state government after its biggest labor......
Carrie Scherpelz: How Republicans Divided and Conquered Wisconsin
Feb 22, 2017
Six years ago on a cold February day, I created a protest sign, my first ever, hastily scribbling the words ...