Chamber of Commerce Calls for ‘Urgent Action’ to Avoid Railroad Strike September 12, 2022 By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday called for “urgent action” in railroad labor negotiations to avoid a strike and...
Tyson Suspends Meat Plant Managers Accused of COVID Betting Pool November 20, 2020 By Mike Dorning Tyson Foods Inc. said it has suspended managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant accused in lawsuits of betting on how...
How Auto Workers Are Keeping Factories Running and Masks On October 27, 2020 By Joseph White When the coronavirus pandemic slammed the United States in March, the Detroit Three automakers shut their plants and brought their...
Amazon’s Worker Surveillance for Productivity, Safety May Also Curb Unions September 1, 2020 By Nandita Bose Amazon.com relies on extensive worker surveillance to boost employee output and potentially limit unionization efforts around the United States, says...
McDonald’s Has Friends in High Places in High-Stakes Labor Fight December 12, 2019 By Michael Smith, Josh Eidelson, Lauren Etter and Hassan Kanu In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a...
American Airlines Seeking Money from Unions for Flight Cancellations August 19, 2019 Dallas-based American Airlines wants two labor unions to pay damages and the company’s attorney fees, saying they ignored a judge’s...
Protecting Unions Is a Labor of Love for Union Insurance Group June 23, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones It can be pretty tough keeping an independent insurance agency up and running successfully long-term if you’re just in it...
Labor Unions Searching for Strategies to Join the Gig Economy May 24, 2016 By Dan Levine and Daniel Wiessner The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers trumpeted an agreement reached earlier this month to represent New York Uber...