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New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, among nation’s highest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per…
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Auto workers’ union calls talks with Ford productive as strike continues
NEW YORK — The United Auto Workers said Saturday it had “reasonably productive conversations” with Ford, as its limited strike…
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Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week
DETROIT — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and…
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UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
DETROIT — A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions. The…
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Biden heads to Philadelphia for a Labor Day parade and is expected to speak about unions’ importance
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who often says he’s the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on…
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Auto workers vote overwhelmingly to let union leaders to call strikes against Detroit companies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Auto workers are voting overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car…
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UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last…
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Union in Canadian province of British Columbia rescinds port strike notice after Trudeau meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with top officials after the longshore union renewed a 72-hour strike notice Gantry cranes…
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United Airlines agrees to give union pilots big pay raises
United Airlines and the union representing its pilots said Saturday they reached agreement on a contract that will raise pilot…
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Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits
Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what…
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