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Two Week-Plus Strike ‘Forces New Contract’ For Union-Represented Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital Caregivers - Ratified Contract ‘Features Nearly 11% Wage Increases Over The Next Three Years’

Published on Friday, October 9, 2026 in National Labor News
Dave DeNatale and Tyler Carey at WKYC3 reports Union Caregivers employed at the Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital have announced they’ve ratified a new contract and are "preparing to return to the work they care deeply about" after a Strike that lasted just over two weeks. According to a press release from the Service Employees International Union more»

SEIU ‘Fights Back Against Wage Theft’ At The Miami International Airport As Fellow Airport Workers ‘Rally To Demand Living Wages’

Published on Thursday, October 8, 2026 in National Labor News
(MIAMI, FLORIDA) - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ Members who work for Alliance Ground International (AGI) at the Miami International Airport (MIA) have filed wage theft complaints against the Ground Handling Company. The Cargo Workers announced their complaints while joining fellow Airport Workers to demand living wages. MIA is one more»

West Coast Nurses ‘Celebrate A Massive & Historic Wage Theft Victory Against’ Kaiser Permanente - More Than 1,000 Registered Nurses Across The State Of California ‘To Recover Millions Of Dollars In Stolen Wages’

Published on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 in National Labor News
(ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) - Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at Kaiser Permanente Hospitals across the State California are celebrating a historic victory against wage theft committed by their employer. The California Nurses Association (CNA), which represents more than 25,000 Nurses who work at 22 Kaiser Facilities, have successfully won an more»

Nearly 1,000 IBEW-Represented Duquesne Light Workers ‘Strike For Better Pay & Safety’ In Pennsylvania

Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 in National Labor News
Marcie Cipriani at WTAE-TV reports from Penn Hills, Pennsylvania that nearly 1,000 Duquesne Light Workers - including Linemen, are on Strike, demanding fair wages and better safety protocols as negotiations with the Utility Company continue. Duquesne Light says their Non-Union Crews have been filling shifts during the Strike. Michael Goodwin, whose more»

NewsGuild-Backed Bill Providing Tax Credits To California Newsrooms Becomes Law

Published on Monday, October 5, 2026 in National Labor News
(SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a Bill into law that will create tax credits to support Journalism jobs in the State. Newsom supported the Community NEWS Act after local and international outreach from the Guild and a Coalition led by Rebuild Local News. Local Guild Leaders pressed Newsom to sign the legislation. more»

In California, The United Steelworkers & The Bluegreen Alliance ‘Beat Oil Refiners' Looser Safety Plans’

Published on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in National Labor News
(SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA) - Two United Steelworkers (SW) Locals and the BlueGreen Alliance scored a win in California when the State’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board rejected Oil Refiners’ looser safety plans. The Board’s unanimous vote overturned an agreement between the Refiners’ lobby, the Western States Petroleum more»

The New Mexico Building And Construction Trades Council & Green Data Centers ‘Partner To Set A New Standard For Responsible Data Center Development’ In New Mexico

Published on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 in National Labor News
(ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) - Green Data Center Real Estate Incorporated, a developer of Autotrophic Data Centers that generate their own renewable power and produce their own water, and the New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council - the Statewide Alliance of 14 of New Mexico’s Building and Construction Trades Unions, has announced a more»

800 Canadian Walmart Workers ‘Make History’ - They’re Now Working Under A Union Contract

Published on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 in National Labor News
Eight hundred Canadian Workers employed at a Walmart Distribution Center in Mississauga, Ontario have succeeded where others have not: They are now working under a two-year contract with North America’s largest Logistics Giant. The landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement went into effect on July 1st, nearly two years after Workers won Union more»

Organized Labor Is ‘Confronting Artificial Intelligence As An Existential Danger To Workers’ As The National AFL-CIO Calls AI "The Single Biggest Threat To Working People Of Our Lifetime."

Published on Sunday, September 27, 2026 in National Labor News
Rebecca Davis O’Brien at The New York Times reports Tim Suitter knows change is coming to Bath Iron Works, creeping up the adjacent Kennebec River in Maine like a foreboding fog. Suitter, the President of the Union that represents more than 4,400 Workers who build ships for the U.S. Navy at the shipyard, knows Workers must be prepared for the arrival more»

7,000 Chicago Hotel Workers Employed At 46 Downtown Locations ‘Vote To Strike’ - ‘With 85% Approval, UNITE HERE Local 1 Members Could Walk Off The Job At Any Time, Constituting The Largest Strike Threat Since 2018’

Published on Friday, September 25, 2026 in National Labor News
UNITE HERE Local 1 says Hotel Workers in Downtown Chicago properties could go on Strike any day now. Contracts at 46 Hotels, which cover some 7,000 Workers, expired on August 31st, according to The Chicago Tribune. Earlier this week, the Hotel Workers voted to Strike by an 85% margin and an “overwhelming majority” of the 46 Hotels were more»

Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro Joins With AFSCME President Moran & Union Retirees ‘To Celebrate Huge Pension Victory’

Published on Thursday, September 24, 2026 in National Labor News
(HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA) - The strength and dogged advocacy of American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Retirees was recently showcased during an event with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who signed an (AFSCME)-endorsed Bill giving 60,000 Retirees across the Commonwealth a double-digit Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) more»

‘Labor History In The Making:’ NY Caregivers ‘Launch Largest Union Election In U.S. History’ - Nearly 190,000 ‘Could Win Union Representation With 1199 SEIU To Raise Pay & Improve Care As The Demand For Care Skyrockets & Medicaid Is Under Attack’

Published on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 in National Labor News
(NEW YORK CITY) - Faced with rising costs and struggling to make ends meet, nearly 70,000 Caregivers in New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) - most of whom care for relatives, have filed for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking representation with 1199 Service Employees International more»

‘How Unions Help Young’ Working-Class Men ‘Buy Homes & Start Families’

Published on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 in National Labor News
Young Men - especially Working-Class young Men - worry about reaching financial stability and being able to afford major life goals such as getting married, having kids or owning a home, but Union Membership makes all of these achievements more likely, according to new analysis from the Center for American Progress. Data shows for Men under age 35 without more»

NLRB ‘Orders Saltchuk Tanker Companies to Bargain With The Masters Mates & Pilots Union’ - Federal Bargaining Orders ‘Come As Iran Identifies OSG in Warning Aimed At Commercial Shipping Supporting U.S. Military Operations’

Published on Monday, September 21, 2026 in National Labor News
(BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered both the Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) and the Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), Saltchuk Resources subsidiaries, to immediately recognize the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) and bargain in good faith with more than 125 Licensed Deck Officers. more»

A Year On The Picket Line: Teamsters-Represented Henry Ford Nurses In Michigan ‘Are Still On Strike’

Published on Sunday, September 20, 2026 in National Labor News
(GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN) – Unionized Nurses employed at Henry Ford Health in Michigan - one of the State’s largest Health Care Systems - have been on Strike for more than a year, but their spirit remains solid both on the picket line and at the bargaining table. Represented by Teamsters Local 332, they met with management for a negotiation more»

GE Appliances & The IUE-CWA Announce A $1 Billion Investment In Its Louisville Plant, ‘Creating The Largest Home Appliance Manufacturing Site In The U.S.’

Published on Friday, September 18, 2026 in National Labor News
(LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) – GE Appliances and the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) have jointly announced a major transformation of Appliance Park with a $1 billion investment by the company to expand high-output production of laundry products and reinforce more»

San Francisco Opera Orchestra Musicians Go On Strike

Published on Thursday, September 17, 2026 in National Labor News
(SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) - Members of American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 6 have gone out on Strike right as the San Francisco Opera was set to begin its 2026-2027 season, escalating their fight for a fair contract. These World-Class Musicians have been working under an expired agreement since the end of July. Before the Strike, Members firmly more»

Workers ‘Take Artificial Intelligence Training Into Their Own Hands’ In New Jersey - Labor Officials Say ‘First-In-The-Nation Program Could Be A National Game Changer, Preparing Workers To Use AI While Protecting Jobs, Privacy & Human Judgement’

Published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 in National Labor News
(TRENTON, NEW JERSEY) - More than 2,500 miles from Silicon Valley, New Jersey Workers are claiming a seat at the table in one of the biggest debates shaping America’s future: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change the way people work - and who will have a say in shaping that change. Rather than waiting for Technology Companies and employers to more»

‘Inside’ Google AI Workers’ ‘Union Drive To Instill Company Ethics Over Concerns Involving The Provision Of Cloud & AI Technologies To The U.S. & Israeli Militaries’

Published on Monday, September 14, 2026 in National Labor News
Google DeepMind (GDM) Employees are using collective bargaining as a means of “establishing morals” at the Company in response to its “material support for Israel’s genocide” in Gaza - but now face “classic Union Busting” tactics from management. In May (2026), DeepMind Employees launched a Unionization bid to end more»

“Toledo Deserves Better” - The Toledo (Ohio) Blade NewsGuild Addresses Management’s Decision To ‘Cease’ Operations After Workers ‘Were Asked To Vote On A Contract That Would Have Amounted To Giving Their Work Away To Artificial Intelligence’

Published on Friday, September 11, 2026 in National Labor News
(TOLEDO, OHIO) - The Toledo Blade ended their Employees’ Labor Day Weekend with an e-mail announcing management would close the newspaper on December 31st if it is not sold by then. Prior to the announcement, the company asked Union Employees to vote for a contract proposal that would have cut their severance in half, in addition to greenlighting more»

New Union-Buster Search Tool & Cost Calculator ‘Offer Organizing Firepower To Workers’

Published on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in National Labor News
LaborLab, a Workers’ Rights Watchdog, is launching new tools to give Workers a clearer picture of what they’re up against when they organize and shine a brighter light on the $1.7 Billion Union-Avoidance Industry in the United States. Many U.S. employers hire Anti-Union consultants and law firms to discourage Workers from organizing and more»

‘Unions Are Extremely Popular’ - 56 Million Workers ‘Would Join A Union If They Could’

Published on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 in National Labor News
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - New Gallup polling finds 71% of people in the U.S. approve of Unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of Workers represented by a Union in 16 years. The Gallup polling showed Unions are favorable across generations and party lines with 77% of adults ages 18-to-34, more»

‘For The First Time,’ The International Trade Union Confederation Places The United States On The Workers' Rights Watchlist

Published on Friday, September 4, 2026 in National Labor News
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has placed the United States on its "Watchlist" of countries with a measurable increase in Workers' Rights violations, marking the first time the country has appeared on the list since the index began in 2014, the Global Union Body announced in its 2026 Global Rights Index. The 13th edition of the index more»

What A Surprise! House Republicans ‘Are Ramping Up Labor Union Investigations Before’ The Mid-Term Elections

Published on Thursday, September 3, 2026 in National Labor News
Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports House Republicans are investigating several Unions based on claims from Far-Right non-profits alleging Union Dues are being used for illegal political funding. Republicans on the House’s Education and Workforce Committee opened the investigation this Summer after multiple reports from the Conservative Think more»

The Illinois Teachers Union Wants The $768 Million Meta Settlement ‘Used For Education Funding To Help The Budget-Strapped’ Chicago Public School System

Published on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 in National Labor News
Sean Reed at The Center Square reports Social Media Giant Meta has agreed to a deal with 47 States to settle a joint lawsuit, with Illinois set to receive up to $768 million. As the funds were announced, some in Illinois began calling for it to be used as additional education funding for a budget-strapped Chicago Public Schools. A bipartisan coalition of more»

Nurses ‘Protest Nationwide Against Palantir, Citing ICE Surveillance & Hospital Automation’

Published on Monday, August 31, 2026 in National Labor News
Registered Nurses, patients and community allies mobilized in eight cities across the country last week to demand Hospitals and Elected Officials cut ties with the Big Tech Firm Palantir. The nationwide demonstrations, organized by National Nurses United (NNU), represent the Union’s largest coordinated action against the company to date. Protests took more»

1199 SEIU-Represented Cleveland Public Library Workers ‘Avoid Threatened Strike’ After Workers Ratify New Contract

Published on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in National Labor News
Tyler Carey at WKYC3 reports that after months of negotiations and a looming Strike that was called off at literally the last possible minute, Union-represented Workers and Trustees at the Cleveland Public Library have officially ratified a new contract that includes salary increases, Paid Parental Leave and health care coverage protections. Service more»

‘The First Strike In The 145-Year History Of The Boston Symphony Has Been Averted’ As Union-Represented Orchestra Musicians ‘Ratify A New Three-Year Contract’

Published on Thursday, August 27, 2026 in National Labor News
Asher Klein and Thea DiGiammerino at NBC Boston reports the Unionized Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra have ratified a new contract and avoided a Strike, which would have been the first in the 125-year history of the Orchestra. The Boston Musicians’ Association contract was originally set to run out Monday. Union Members had authorized a more»

Seattle Hotel Workers’ ‘Strike Hits Two Months As UNITE Local 8-Represented Workers Continue To Demand Better Pay & Health Care’

Published on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 in National Labor News
Jim Nelson at KING 5 News reports Union Workers employed at one of Seattle's busiest Hotels are doubling down on their fight for better pay, year-round health care and protections from Federal Immigration Agents as their Strike now reaches two months. More than 100 Members of UNITE HERE Local 8 went on Strike just before Seattle hosted six World Cup matches more»

Union-Busters ‘Are Using ICE To Intimidate’ California Wine Industry Workers - The Wine Industry ‘Runs On Immigrant Exploitation, Now Migrant Workers Are Unionizing’

Published on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 in National Labor News
(HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA) - Well-known California Union-Buster Raul Calvo called Workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting. Salvador Ramirez, who’d labored among big wine tanks for 12 years, says he was shocked by what he heard. “He said he was just going to give us the information that he got in an e-mail three days ago, that ICE more»

The American Federation Of Teachers Launch ‘Shop Smart, Not Target’ Campaign For Back-To-School - New Website Offers Teachers & Families ‘Community-Friendly Shopping Alternatives After Target Fails to Speak Out About ICE Activity’

Published on Monday, August 24, 2026 in National Labor News
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - As Teachers and families head back to school, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has launched a nationwide campaign to urge them to shop at retailers other than Target for their school supplies. The Shop Smart, Support Working Families Campaign was created in response to Target’s refusal to condemn the unlawful Immigration more»

The Virginia State Attorney General ‘Launches Unit To Protect Workers From Wage Theft, Abuse & Employee Misclassification’

Published on Sunday, August 23, 2026 in National Labor News
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has announced the creation of a new Worker Protection Unit within his office. Jones said this new Civil Enforcement Team would hold employers accountable when they violate State Labor Laws. “This is an enforcement operation that we are putting half a million dollars behind, hiring a Unit Manager, an Assistant more»

More Than 2,000 Unionized Meat, Seafood & Deli Workers At 60-Plus ShopRite Supermarket Locations Across Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Ratify A ‘New Contract That Features Annual Wage Increase & Rewards Seniority’

Published on Friday, August 21, 2026 in National Labor News
More than 2,000 Meat, Seafood and Deli Workers represented by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 152 and employed at more than 60 ShopRite supermarket locations across Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract. The agreement raises starting rates for Department Managers and more»

Minnesota Home Care Workers ‘Win Big’ – Federal Court ‘Upholds Right Of State To Set Stronger’ Workplace Standards, New Minimum Hourly Wages Take Effect September 10th For Thousands Of Workers

Published on Thursday, August 20, 2026 in National Labor News
New minimum wages for Minnesota Nursing Home Workers has received final Federal approval and will take effect on September 10th, more than three years after the State Legislature created a Nation-leading Labor Standards Board to set pay and working standards for some of the State’s lowest-paid Workers. Thousands will receive raises with the new hourly more»

In His Valedictory Address To The AFSCME Convention In Chicago, Retiring President Lee Saunders ‘Urges Workers To Keep Up The Fight’

Published on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 in National Labor News
(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) —In his valedictory address to the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Convention in Chicago this week, Union President Lee Saunders - who is retiring after 14 years in the top job, urged its delegates to “keep the pressure on” to oust Anti-Worker politicians from Public Office this more»

‘After Nearly Three Months On Strike,’ More Than 200 Teamsters-Represented Drivers & Warehouse Workers In Illinois & Missouri ‘Secure New Three Four-Year Contracts That Features Wage Increases, Sick Leave Protections & A Pathway To Earn Seniority’

Published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 in National Labor News
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - After nearly three months on the picket line, more than 215 Drivers and Warehouse Workers employed at Breakthru Beverage Facilities in the States of Illinois and Missouri have secured three, four-year contracts that feature wage increases, protections for sick leave and a pathway to earn seniority. The Members of Teamsters Locals 600, more»

Meta’s Training Camp For Building Data Centers Is An ‘Anti-Union Scheme’ - The Company ‘Promises People A “Fast Track” To A Career In The Trades As Long As Workers Don’t Care About Their Safety, Job Security Or Right To Organize’

Published on Monday, August 17, 2026 in National Labor News
Facebook’s Parent Company - Meta, has put $115 million behind its launch of America's Workforce Academy, a free five-week Training Program promising American Heroes, which encompasses basically anyone a guaranteed construction job offer from the contractors who build Meta’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) Data Centers. On the surface, it looks more»

Court Documents Show Federal Surveillance Operation In Minnesota Targeted Progressive Groups & Unions, Including The Communications Workers Of America

Published on Sunday, August 16, 2026 in National Labor News
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) - Federal Agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, Labor Unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to Court documents. The program, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, was aimed at what officials more»

Coalition Of Unions ‘Sue To Block New Department Of Education Student Loan Rule’

Published on Friday, August 14, 2026 in National Labor News
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Nurses United (NNU) and the National AFL-CIO have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, challenging the Agency’s new rule that limits the amount of Federal loans students can more»

The Pittsburgh (Union) Progress ‘Comes Roaring Back’

Published on Thursday, August 13, 2026 in National Labor News
(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) - The Pittsburgh Union Progress is back in business, still written and published by Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, but without the word “Union” on its masthead. That’s because the Staffers didn’t just make it a Strike paper, as it was for the last three years of their five-year-plus struggle more»

Judge ‘Rules In Favor Of Organized Labor’ - Republican Ballot Measure In Arizona ‘Aimed At Teachers Union Unconstitutionally Guts Police, Fire Unions Too’

Published on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in National Labor News
(PHOENIX, ARIZONA) – In a major victory that allows State and Local Government and School District Employees in Arizona to keep their Union Rights, a Judge has blocked an effort to outlaw Collective Bargaining for Public Employees throughout the State.  The Arizona Legislature had until Monday (August 10th) to appeal the ruling but more»

IBEW Member Brian Nathan ‘On Successfully Running For The Florida Senate:’ “The Voters Can Smell if You’re Authentic”

Published on Sunday, August 9, 2026 in National Labor News
After a hard-fought Special Election sent him to the Florida Senate in March, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker’s (IBEW) own Brian Nathan is determined to beat the odds again in November. Reporters and pundits declared his first win a major upset: A Pro-Worker, Pro-Union political newcomer prevailing in a Deep-Red District against a more»

‘Chaos In The Magic Kingdom:’ Disneyland ‘Threatens To Take Away’ Paid Leave From Its Costumed Characters Who Work Full-Time & Part-Time As Their Union –-Actors’ Equity - Continues To Bargain A New Contract

Published on Friday, August 7, 2026 in National Labor News
The Los Angeles Times reports Disneyland, one of the most popular destinations for families, has long provided their Employees behind its parades and Costumed Characters with Paid Parental Leave in the weeks after they become new parents. But now those Full-Time and Part-Time Workers, organized under their Union - Actors’ Equity, say Disney has more»

Could This Happen In The United States? - Warehouse Workers In Canada ‘Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement With Walmart’

Published on Thursday, August 6, 2026 in National Labor News
(MISSISSAUGA, CANADA) - In a historic moment for Organized Labor, 800 Walmart Workers employed at a warehouse in the Toronto Suburb of Mississauga have voted -overwhelmingly, to approve their first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Retail Giant. The Workers are Members of Unifor Local 252 and their vote marks the first time a Union Contract more»

AFSCME Members ‘Win First Cost-Of-Living Increase For Pennsylvania Retirees In 20 Years’

Published on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in National Labor News
(HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA) – Pennsylvania State Employees who retired before 2001 are getting Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) they haven’t received in years, which will help them weather the current affordability crisis - and that’s thanks to working and Retired Members of American Federation of State, County & Municipal (AFSCME) more»

The Teamsters Reach A Tentative & Historic First Union Contract With Corewell Health East That Covers 10,000 Registered Nurses In Michigan

Published on Monday, August 3, 2026 in National Labor News
The State of Michigan’s largest Health Care System has reached a tentative and historic first Union contract with the Teamsters that covers 10,000 Registered Nurses (RNs). The agreement comes after about a year of bargaining between Corewell Health East and Teamsters Local 2024. And the three-year deal comes after 10,000 Nurses voted three-to-one to more»

Ascend Wellness Teamsters ‘Win Biggest Cannabis Strike In U.S. History’ - Workers ‘Ratify Strong Contract With Improved Wages, Benefits & Protections’

Published on Sunday, August 2, 2026 in National Labor News
(BARRY, ILLINOIS) – More than 300 Workers at Ascend Wellness’s Grow House in Barry, Illinois have overwhelmingly ratified their first contract with Teamsters Local 916 and ended a 30-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike that was the largest in the history of the Legal Cannabis Industry. “This victory belongs to the Men and Women at more»

Ghirardelli Closes Flagship San Francisco Shop As Union-Represented Workers Strike

Published on Friday, July 31, 2026 in National Labor News
Aidin Vaziri at The San Francisco Chronicle reports Ghirardelli has closed its flagship Chocolate and Ice Cream Shop in San Francisco after Union Workers walked off the job, prompting Picketers to move to another company location that remained open in Ghirardelli Square. The Original Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop shut down after Workers began a more»

New Cornell University Research Asks: Would You Work Harder If You Knew Your Boss Was Anti-Union?

Published on Thursday, July 30, 2026 in National Labor News
Pavithra Mohan at Fast Company reports Unions have grown more popular in recent years, with 16.5 million Workers represented by a Union in 2025 - the highest share of the overall workforce in 16 years. As Workers have mounted high-profile Union Campaigns at companies like Starbucks and Amazon, some employers have openly pushed back on those efforts, in turn more»

A U.S. Appeals Court’ Rejects An NLRB Rule Locking New Owners Into’ Union Bargaining

Published on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 in National Labor News
Regielyn Santiago at Human Resources Director reports a Federal Appeals Court has thrown out a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that forced new business owners to bargain with an inherited Union, even without majority support. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled the NLRB's "successor bar" is inconsistent with more»