labor union in the Americas
WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks during campaign event at IBEW union conference
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-biden-delivers-remarks-during-campaign-event-at-ibew-union-conference
Election 2024 latest news: Biden to highlight chips investments during New York trip
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/04/election-2024-campaign-updates/
The South has few unionized auto plants. Workers say this one could be next. : Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could choose to make their plant one of the first ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/15/vw-uaw-tennessee-union-vote/
White House calls on pension funds to adopt stronger labor standards : Five major pension funds have already committed more than $1 trillion in capital requiring ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/23/pensions-labor-white-house-private-equity/
Washington adds worker protection laws, including ban on mandatory anti-union meetings
columbian.com/news/2024/apr/05/washington-adds-worker-protection-laws-including-ban-on-mandatory-anti-union-meetings/
Can AI Bring the Labor Movement New Power?: Technological change has a way of marginalizing workers. Liz Shuler hopes this time will be different.
politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/31/ai-labor-power-schuler-00144086
Column: South Suburban College training program seeks to increase diversity in construction trades
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/19/column-south-suburban-college-training-program-seeks-to-increase-diversity-in-construction-trades/
Why thousands of workers in Florida are losing their labor unions. What happens next?
miamiherald.com/news/business/article285692821.html
Georgia Senate passes bill to limit new labor unions: The Georgia Senate voted Thursday to pass a bill that would challenge the ability of new labor unions to ...
ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-passes-bill-to-limit-new-labor-unions/FYXPRR56XRDZBI4A2SR2GGZJIM/
Labor Demands a Ceasefire: UAW, Electrical & Postal Workers Call for Israel’s Assault on Gaza to End
democracynow.org/2023/12/26/us_labor_movement_israel_palestine
How the Country’s Top Union Leader Gets It Done: Liz Shuler, the first woman to lead the AFL-CIO, has been organizing since she was 11 ...
thecut.com/article/how-liz-shuler-gets-it-done.html
Xcel closes the first unit at its Sherco coal plant this month, a milestone in energy transition
startribune.com/xcel-closes-the-first-unit-at-its-sherco-coal-plant-this-month-a-milestone-in-energy-transition/600330186/
Circle of Lights 2023 is happening earlier this year in Indianapolis: What to know.
indystar.com/story/news/2023/11/20/circle-of-lights-2023-is-back-in-indianapolis-how-to-go-or-watch/71657571007/
Two years after taking over for John Dougherty, Local 98′s new leader says the union has hit ‘the reset button’
inquirer.com/jobs/labor/ibew-local-98-union-after-john-dougherty-20231210.html
Johnny Doc’s embezzlement trial heads to a Philly jury: John Dougherty is accused of embezzling more than $600,000 from Local 98, the politically powerful union ...
inquirer.com/news/live/john-dougherty-trial-johnny-doc-jury-deliberations-local-98-embezzlement-20231205.html
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Consider getting trained up to become an electrician, and fast: As the US races to meet green energy targets, it needs tens of thousands of electricians that ...
businessinsider.com/why-you-should-become-electrician-apprenticeship-job-growth-career-trend-2023-11
Jury picked for ex-union chief John Dougherty’s second felony trial: Among those picked to hear the case are an Air Force veteran, a handful of tech workers ...
inquirer.com/news/johnny-doc-trial-ibew-local-98-brian-burrows-jury-20231101.html
More testimony from Local 98 office manager expected in John Dougherty embezzlement trial
inquirer.com/news/live/john-dougherty-trial-johnny-doc-brian-burrows-testimony-20231108.html
PSEG Long Island workers OK 4-year contract with cumulative 15.5% pay hike: Nearly 1,400 unionized PSEG Long Island workers ratified the four-year deal.
newsday.com/long-island/pseg-long-island-ibew-contract-wage-increase-cakbifny
Biden administration announces $3.5 billion for grid resilience measures: The Biden administration on Wednesday announced it will put $3.5 billion toward ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4263237-biden-administration-announces-3-5-billion-for-grid-resilience-measures/
Commentary: Hollywood strike shows workers could be the ones to regulate AI: As tech titans and lawmakers argue, the Hollywood writers’ strike has shown how ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/hollywood-writers-strike-over-ai-regulate-chatgpt-3814266
Biden Applauds WGA Contract As ‘Testament To The Power Of Collective Bargaining’: Biden has called himself the most “pro-union president in history” as he ...
forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/09/25/biden-applauds-wga-contract-as-testament-to-the-power-of-collective-bargaining/
More than 700 Duquesne Light workers, a substantial majority of those represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 29 ... Show more
Editorial: Illinois lawmakers should sustain Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s veto of this unwarranted gift to Ameren
chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-ameren-commonwealth-edison-pritzker-chris-welch-veto-override-20231023-azp35mhicrdrjgr5wzaodoxccu-story.html
CenterPoint union votes to approve new contract, averting strike: At issue were pay raises and revised terms for paid sick leave for unionized employees.
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/centerpoint-ibew-union-approve-contract-18433541.php
Biden jabs at Trump on Labor Day as he looks to shore up his union base: President Joe Biden on Monday threw numerous verbal jabs at his predecessor in a Labor ...
cnn.com/2023/09/04/politics/joe-biden-labor-day/
Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Trump on jobs in battleground Pennsylvania
- Biden highlights past job losses
- U.S. unemployment decreased under Trump's presidency
- Trump spokesperson accuses Biden of destroying jobs and fueling inflation
- Economic issues play a key role in the 2024 presidential race
Biden faces a moment of peril as UAW threatens broad strike: Biden, the self-described “most pro-union president in history,” faces pressure to protect the ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/13/biden-uaw-autoworkers-strike/
Undergrounding PG&E wires makes sense, why do regulators want to scale it back? | Opinion
sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article280415364.html
Sen. Sherrod Brown bets a progressive can still win in Trump-leaning Ohio: The long-time legislator has won with working-class voters for years; 2024 could ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/02/sherrod-brown-ohio-reelection/
Workers are trying to unionize in greater numbers than expected in the Midwest: Unionization attempts this year are continuing at a faster pace than predicted in ...
stltoday.com/news/local/business/workers-are-trying-to-unionize-in-greater-numbers-than-expected-in-the-midwest/article_e25e7bca-480e-11ee-ab4e-3b41f00362f6.html
Worker Safety Needs to Be Central to Your Company’s Operations: Especially in high-hazard industries, there’s nothing more central to your firm’s operations than ...
hbr.org/2023/09/worker-safety-needs-to-be-central-to-your-companys-operations
GM lays off 34 employees at Marion Metal Center, citing UAW strike: No Indiana auto plants are on strike, but GM is the second automaker to announce layoffs ...
indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/10/02/united-auto-workers-strike-gm-lays-off-34-employees-marion-shawn-fain-stellantis-ford/71035437007/
Ford sweetens United Auto Workers contract proposal in attempt to avoid strike: Union negotiators meet on the second floor of Ford World Headquarters ...
courier-journal.com/story/money/2023/09/08/ford-uaw-contract-offer-proposal-deal-united-auto-workers-strike/70798706007/
More green jobs = more labor fights: As green jobs ramp up in California, unions are fighting for their cut.
politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/08/28/more-green-jobs-more-labor-fights-00113250
IBEW members vote to accept Hydro Ottawa contract offer: Mike Hall, a business representative with the union, said 57 per cent of members voted Monday evening to ...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ibew-members-vote-to-accept-hydro-ottawa-contract-offer
Paid articlePaid Biden Strongly Defends Auto Workers In First Remarks After Strike: The strike tests Biden’s political platform as he seeks an endorsement from the UAW.
forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/09/15/biden-strongly-defends-uaw-in-first-remarks-after-strike/
Hydro Ottawa workers rally outside city hall as strike enters its 12th week: City council was to have received Hydro Ottawa's annual report Wednesday ...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/hydro-ottawa-workers-rally-outside-city-hall-as-strike-enters-its-12th-week
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The housing crisis plus other letters, Aug. 18: ‘The best thing I can do to provide for my children in the distant future is to buy real estate and rent it ...
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/letters/article-housing-crisis-real-estate-investment/
Paid articlePaid Meet Gary Masino, the Democrat running for City Council in Northeast Philly: Gary Masino is a third-generation member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 ...
inquirer.com/politics/election/gary-masino-brian-oneill-city-council-race-northeast--20230911.html
Why are US labor strikes increasing, and what's the future outlook?: Scripps News explores the factors behind the "hot labor summer" with strikes at Starbucks ...
scrippsnews.com/stories/why-are-us-labor-strikes-increasing-and-what-s-the-future-outlook/
IBEW Local 98 is moving operations to the Navy Yard in South Philly: Penn State University's board of trustees has proposed a sale of the two buildings to IBEW ...
inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/ibew-local-98-navy-yard-spring-garden-20230720.html
U.S. workers have few legal protections from extreme heat: At least 436 people died of work-related environmental heat exposure from 2011-2021.
axios.com/2023/07/21/worker-heat-protection-osha-regulation
Hydro Ottawa, striking workers heading to mediation as contract talks reach impasse
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/hydro-ottawa-striking-workers-heading-to-mediation-as-contract-talks-reach-impasse
Paid articlePaid Tyson plant closures hit two small Missouri towns, which will lose 2,200 jobs: The closures of Tyson Foods plants in southern Missouri will be a hit to small ...
stltoday.com/news/local/business/tyson-plant-closures-hit-two-small-missouri-towns-which-will-lose-2-200-jobs/article_b4771d9e-3534-11ee-b9fb-b35efbbd2797.html
Biden strikes economic populist tone during campaign rally before exuberant union members
apnews.com/article/president-joe-biden-unions-democrats-presidential-campaign-8242bafc4e61ed88f7f211c621132102
Quick Glance: Biden emphasizes economic populism at Philadelphia campaign rally
- President Joe Biden delivers an unapologetically economic populist message during his first rally for reelection.
- Biden speaks to an exuberant crowd of union members, emphasizing that his policies have created jobs and lifted the middle class.
- His choice of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as his first official campaign stop reflects their crucial role in his reelection effort.
- Biden criticizes Republicans who 'oppose everything I’ve done' and tries to turn back the term 'Biden-omics' used by Republicans to criticize his economic policies.
Biden’s push for EVs pits green-energy agenda against auto unions: As the UAW negotiates union contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/10/biden-ev-uaw-labor-union/
Hydro Ottawa workers remain on strike. So who’s restoring your power?: Hydro Ottawa says both non-union employees and contractors have been supporting ...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/hydro-ottawa-workers-remain-on-strike-so-whos-restoring-your-power
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In 'Unprecedented Show of Solidarity,' Major Labor Unions Endorse Biden for 2024
commondreams.org/news/unions-endorse-biden-2024
LGBTQ workers are at the forefront of Chicago’s labor resurgence. ‘You have to learn to stick up for yourself.’
chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-queer-labor-union-movement-20230613-txpiybnzyzhgrcwwvstdyapz54-story.html
Mass. workers endure days of extreme heat: Climate change makes already boiling working conditions even hotter
bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/business/extreme-heat-workers/
AFL-CIO backs Biden in early 2024 endorsement: The nation’s top union organization, the AFL-CIO, endorsed President Biden’s reelection campaign on Friday ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4053187-afl-cio-backs-biden-in-early-2024-endorsement/
Hydro Ottawa, union to resume negotiations next week: Hydro Ottawa and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 636 are scheduled to meet ...
ottawacitizen.com/news/hydro-ottawa-union-to-resume-negotiations-next-week
Paid articlePaid No talk with Hydro Ottawa about resuming negotiations to end strike, union rep says
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/safety-updates-to-health-benefits-key-issues-in-hydro-ottawa-strike
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'Nothing felt like this.' One baker's reflections on the three-year Colectivo union drive.
jsonline.com/story/money/business/2023/07/06/a-baker-at-the-colectivo-in-bay-view-reflects-on-a-new-union-contract/70350931007/
Paid articlePaid Hydro Ottawa strike Day 2: Workers offered 13.6 per cent wage increase over four years, says CEO
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/hydro-ottawa-strike-day-2-workers-offered-13-6-per-cent-wage-increase-over-four-years-says-ceo
Paid articlePaid Lineman electrocuted on out-of-state job, Alabama union says. ‘Great guy to be around’
miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article276794701.html
Hydro Ottawa unionized workers in legal strike position Wednesday: Hydro Ottawa has confirmed its unionized workers will be in a legal strike position as of ...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/hydro-ottawa-unionized-workers-in-legal-strike-position-wednesday
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Salim could be new face of Democratic-leaning N.Va. Senate seat: The Bangladeshi immigrant and financial consultant topped Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax City ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/salim-could-be-new-face-of-democratic-leaning-n-va-senate-seat/article_03c3665c-1076-11ee-8265-2f48f82ca331.html
Liberals table 'sustainable jobs' bill to back up pledge to help workers transition
nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/liberals-table-sustainable-jobs-bill-to-back-up-pledge-to-help-workers-transition
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