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Boston hotel workers continue to strike
Union hotel workers are demanding a new contract, spending Thursday on the picket line.
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Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977
A deadline of Oct. 1 for a new deal between port workers and ownership is approaching, and after talks broke down during the summer, tensions are high.
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Hotel workers in Boston walk off the job in third wave of strikes
The plan is to keep authorizing these 3-day strikes until the union’s demands are met.
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3rd wave of Boston hotel workers go on strike
There are more than a thousand Boston hotel workers on strike as a third wave of employees from four hotels walked off the job Thursday morning in the biggest show of protest so far. The hotel workers — from Omni Parker House, Omni Boston Seaport, Renaissance Boston Seaport, and Westin Boston Seaport — are fighting for a new contract with…
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Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships.
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Boeing and union reach a labor deal, potentially averting a strike
The four-year deal between Boeing and its Seattle-area workers’ union comes with 25% raises over the four years of the contract.
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Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work
Hotel housekeepers have for years waged a fierce battle to restore automatic daily room cleaning that was scaled back at many properties during the coronavirus pandemic.
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JD Vance receives cheers, boos during speech to fire fighters union
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance received a mixture of cheers and boos while speaking at the International Association of Fire Fighters Convention on Thursday.
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Strike threat looms over Boston hotel sector
Guests at nearly three dozen Boston hotels could experience less-than-desirable visits fueled by staff shortages as early as this weekend should thousands of hospitality workers go on strike due to unsuccessful contract negotiations. Roughly 4,500 workers who are members of UNITE HERE Local 26 are bracing for strikes across 35 hotels after months of rocky contract negotiations with hotel companies….
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UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments
During Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s two-hour conversation on X, the former president complimented the Tesla CEO on firing workers who wanted to strike.
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Boston hotel workers vote to authorize strike
Thousands of union workers voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in three weeks if no new contract is reached.
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Boston hotel workers vote to authorize strike
Thousands of hotel workers in Boston voted overwhelmingly to authorize a citywide labor strike if they cannot come to a deal before their current contract expires on Aug. 31. Members of Boston’s UNITE HERE Local 26 union voted over the course of three days this week, wrapping up Thursday. Some 4,500 workers at 35 properties would be involved in the…
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BU grad workers vote to strike Monday
The Boston University graduate workers union voted Wednesday to go on strike Monday afternoon if they do not reach a contract agreement with the university. The union, which represents roughly 3,000 graduate student workers at BU, voted last week to authorize the strike after a longstanding battle with the university over fair pay and stronger benefits, including health care coverage…
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Negotiators report progress toward end of Newton teacher strike
February vacation has been canceled after 11 days without school in Newton.
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College applications, missed days among concerns for Newton students as teacher strike lingers
The teacher strike has ended, but concerns about future fallout for students remain after 11 days without school in Newton, Massachusetts. “The most chaotic thing as a senior is that my transcripts aren’t being sent to colleges right now,” Newton North High School senior Betina Kreiman told NBC10 Boston Friday. For most high school seniors, the college admissions process adds…
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New federal rule would make it easier for millions to unionize, but businesses are pushing back
A federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize at big companies like McDonald’s and Amazon.
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Las Vegas hospitality workers OK possible strike against hotels and casinos
Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas have voted to authorize a strike that could disrupt dozens of hotels and casinos.
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Biden tells striking auto workers to ‘stick with it' in a historic visit to Michigan picket line
President Joe Biden has joined picketing United Auto Workers in Michigan on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers. It’s a demonstration of support for organized labor apparently unparalleled in presidential history.
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United Auto Workers union sets deadline for ‘serious progress' or more locals will go on strike
The auto workers’ strike against Detroit’s Big Three is now in its fourth day. There were no signs Monday of an early breakthrough that might end the strike, and the United Auto Workers have threatened to escalate their walkout against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
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UAW justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. How high were they?
The United Auto Workers union has made CEO pay a central part of their argument for a big worker wage increase.