Nation Jul 24 UPS and unionized workers resume negotiations a week before strike deadline By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson, Lena I. Jackson, Sam Weber
Politics Jun 01 Supreme Court rules against union in labor dispute, will ‘erode’ right to strike warns dissent The Supreme Court has ruled against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete. By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press
Nation May 23 UPS strike looms in a world increasingly reliant on delivery services UPS delivers millions more packages every day than it did just five years ago and its 350,000 unionized workers, represented by the Teamsters, still seethe about a contract they feel was forced on them in 2018. By Matt Ott, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
World May 01 Workers call for labor rights, economic justice at May Day rallies across the globe They are calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights. By Angela Charlton, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Economy Nov 22 Looming rail strike would take a major toll on U.S. economy American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Oct 19 Illinois vote takes center stage in battle over union rights By Don Babwin, Associated Press With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide next month whether to amend their state constitution to guarantee the right to bargain collectively. Continue reading
Aug 22 Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before FIFA World Cup By Malak Harb, Associated Press An advocacy group says Qatar arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without their pay and deported some of them. The incident comes just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Continue reading
Apr 01 Amazon workers in New York City vote to unionize, a first for the company By Haleluya Hadero, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Continue reading
Sep 14 How restaurants have innovated to face the pandemic By Justin Stabley From QR code menus to the adoption of pickup and delivery options to total organizational shifts, food industry businesses and workers across America have had to change or innovate in the face of COVID-19 and its economic impacts. Continue reading
Aug 20 California court rules Uber, Lyft can consider drivers as independent contractors for now By Cathy Bussewitz, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Both companies had threatened to shut down if a ruling went into effect Friday morning that would have forced them to treat all their drivers as employees, a change they said would be impossible to accomplish overnight. Continue reading