unions

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission.

National

In Historic Move At Labor-Skeptic 'Chicago Tribune,' Newsroom Pushes To Form Union

6:09pm April 11, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission. Parent company Tronc sold the LA Times soon after its newsroom unionized.

Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union, or AFSCME, listen to a council executive speak about conditions at state prisons and detention centers in Illinois.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions

3:19pm February 26, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Conservative justices could overrule a 40-year-old decision allowing states to compel union fee payments. But all eyes are on Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was uncharacteristically silent in court Monday.

The Service Trades Council Union, a six-union coalition representing 38,000 Disney World workers, says what The Walt Disney Co. is doing is illegal.

National

Disney Says Promised Bonus Depends On Workers Signing Wage Contract

2:22pm February 23, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

After Congress approved a cut, Disney, like some other corporations, promised bonuses for workers, but now the company says workers must agree to the wage offer on the table in contract negotiations.

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Yale graduate student instructors (from left) Kelly Goodman, Robin Canavan and Gwen Prowse block an intersection in downtown New Haven, Conn., on May 11, to protest what they say is the university's inaction on sexual harassment.

At Yale, Protests Mark A Fight To Recognize Union For Grad Students

1:02pm June 16, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The dispute pits graduate student teachers who voted to unionize against an administration that refuses to bargain and disputes the election's validity. Yale says it's awaiting a federal review.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington.

AFL-CIO's Trumka Says Both Parties Have Lost Focus On U.S. Workers

5:06pm April 04, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka laid out his vision for organized labor, taking on both political parties for catering to moneyed interests instead of concentrating on the plight of American workers.

Two 787 Dreamliner aircraft are seen at the Boeing production facilities in 2012 in North Charleston, S.C. This week, Boeing workers in South Carolina will vote whether to unionize.

Years In The Making, Effort To Unionize S.C. Boeing Workers Comes To A Vote

4:36pm February 13, 2017

by Alexandra Olgin

About 3,000 workers at Boeing's South Carolina plants will vote this week on whether to unionize. Employees have waited years for this vote in a state with the lowest union membership rate in the U.S.

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A demonstrator appeared outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas last September, during a protest by the Culinary Workers Union.

As President, Trump Will Appoint Labor Board That Regulates His Hotels

11:24pm December 22, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

He'll soon get to name members of the National Labor Relations Board, the agency that hears disputes involving his businesses. "We have never seen a situation like this," a former NLRB chief says.

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More than 40,000 people attended Chavez's funeral on April 29, 1993. The casket was carried through Arizona farmland.

National

Cesar Chavez: The Life Behind A Legacy Of Farm Labor Rights

4:42pm August 12, 2016

by Maureen Pao

From his earliest days picking peas to improving wages and working conditions as a union leader, Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to giving voice to the exploited men and women who grow America's food.

Verizon workers picket outside one of the company's facilities in Philadelphia Wednesday. Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast walked off the job Wednesday morning after little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly e

National

Tens Of Thousands Of Verizon Workers Go On Strike

10:20am April 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Nearly 40,000 union workers on the East Coast, who haven't had a contract since August, have walked out. Among other things, they object to outsourcing and two-month location transfers of employees.

Graduate workers rally in 2014 at Columbia University for the ability to unionize.

Are Grad Students Employees? Labor Board To Again Weigh In

6:30pm April 07, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

It's a labor issue familiar to regulators. For decades, the National Labor Relations Board held that students were not employees, then ruled in favor of students in 2000, then reversed again in 2004.

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