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New film follows Amazon union efforts, challenges for labor ahead
Nov 22, 2024
Amazon workers in New York voted to unionize more than two years ago. Amazon still has not met them at the bargaining table.
No political party can take union voters for granted
by
Ellen Rolfes
Aug 16, 2024
Democrats and Republicans want to win over union voters. Plus, the impact of extreme heat on Americans' utility bills. Subscribe to get the "Make Me Smart" newsletter every Friday!
The origins — and moral conundrums — of modern reality TV
by
David Brancaccio
and Ariana Rosas
Jun 25, 2024
Critic Emily Nussbaum explores the costs and radio roots of reality TV in her latest book, "Cue the Sun!"
After a judge paused the University of California strike, questions about "no strike" provisions remain
Jun 14, 2024
The UC system argues that the strikes violated the union contract's "no strike" provision. But workers may have the right to violate no strike agreements in certain cases.
UAW to be put to the test this week in Alabama Mercedes-Benz union vote
May 13, 2024
Starting Monday, around 5,200 workers at a Mercedes-Benz assembly-and-battery complex near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will begin voting on whether to join the UAW.
Auto workers union drive heads south
May 7, 2024
The United Auto Workers are getting pushback from Southern Republicans, but gains in Detroit are driving interest in Alabama and elsewhere.
Why some college athletes want to unionize
Feb 7, 2024
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Dartmouth's men's basketball players are employees who can form a union.
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Will labor unions maintain their momentum in 2024?
by
Henry Epp
Dec 28, 2023
Unions are more visible and vocal than they've been in decades. If the labor market remains tight, they'll have negotiating leverage.
How important is a "ratification vote" in union contracts?
by
Henry Epp
Nov 13, 2023
Union members from the auto industry to Hollywood actors are currently taking the votes. They are more than a rubber-stamping process.
In California, child care providers unionized for better pay and retirement benefits
by
Daisy Nguyen
Oct 31, 2023
California is one of 11 states that allows in-home child care providers to bargain collectively. This year, the union that represents 40,000 of these workers in that state won big in their fight for better pay and benefits.