April 30, 2015 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Reuters, April 29, 2015) LOS ANGELES — Striking port truckers seeking recognition as employees rather than as independent contractors for their companies picketed a rail yard on Wednesday as they called again on the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach to...
March 19, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CN press release, March 17, 2015) MONTREAL — CN announced today that members of the Unifor shopcraft group representing 2,100 company car mechanics, heavy-duty equipment mechanics and electricians in Canada have ratified a four-year labour agreement. The...
January 14, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Canadian Press, January 13, 2015) CALGARY — One of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s unions has voted in favour of a strike if the two sides can’t reach agreement on a new contract. Unifor local 101R has set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 15. Full...
December 3, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: New York Times, November 30, 2014) WHITESVILLE, W.Va. — On a memorial to West Virginia’s most recent mining disaster, the silhouettes of 29 figures are etched into black granite, men posed with arms around each another like teammates. On the back of the...
December 3, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: New York Times, November 30, 2014) WHITESVILLE, W.Va. — On a memorial to West Virginia’s most recent mining disaster, the silhouettes of 29 figures are etched into black granite, men posed with arms around each another like teammates. On the back of the...
November 24, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: New York Times, November 22, 2014) NEW YORK — Most Sunday mornings last summer, Julia Gould set up a table at the Hollywood Farmers Market. Alongside stalls selling shiitake mushrooms, free-range poultry and orange-blossom honey, she was selling an idea: a...
November 24, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: New York Times, November 22, 2014) NEW YORK — Most Sunday mornings last summer, Julia Gould set up a table at the Hollywood Farmers Market. Alongside stalls selling shiitake mushrooms, free-range poultry and orange-blossom honey, she was selling an idea: a...
November 20, 2014 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Transportation Communications Union/IAM press release, November 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — TCU Members on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Compant (B&LE) have ratified a new agreement by a 100% margin in favor. The new agreement provides increases...
November 20, 2014 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Transportation Communications Union/IAM press release, November 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — TCU Members on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Compant (B&LE) have ratified a new agreement by a 100% margin in favor. The new agreement provides increases...
November 5, 2014 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Transportation Communications Union press release, November 2, 2014) ROCKVILLE, Md. — TCU Clerical employees on Pan Am Railways have voted unanimously to ratify a new contract. The new deal delivers 12% in wage increases over its four year term. TCU Carmen...
