September 2, 2014 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, Unions
(Source: Sioux City Journal, September 1, 2014) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Ever since railroads began crisscrossing our nation in the 1800s, North Platte has been a hub for rail traffic. Full story: Sioux City Journal
August 15, 2014 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Associated Press, August 14, 2014) PANAMA CITY — It was supposed to be a grand celebration of the engineering triumph that forged a nation. Instead, the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal’s opening Friday is being marred by doubts about the...
July 29, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, VIA Rail
(Source: Boston Globe, July 24, 2014) BOSTON — If labor leaders were to march in front of the State House this year, their chant might go something like this: “Two! Four! Six! Eight! We’ve got a lot to celebrate!” Among the victories unions are savoring: the highest...
July 14, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, July 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government has imposed duties on imports of steel pipe from South Korea, India and seven other countries, ruling in favor of U.S. steel producers and unions that had complained those countries were...
July 14, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, July 10, 2014) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — United Auto Workers leaders said Thursday they have reached a “consensus” with Volkswagen and expect the German automaker to recognize the union if they sign up enough workers at a new local for...
June 6, 2014 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, June 5, 2014) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Employees at Greenbrier Rail Services have unionized. The vote to do so was 19-12 on Wednesday. Joining the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1920 chapter in North Platte required...
April 22, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Newsday, April 21, 2014) NEW YORK — The MTA put a new offer on the table Monday in its heated contract dispute with 5,800 Long Island Rail Road union workers threatening to strike this summer. Full story: Newsday
February 19, 2014 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Alter Net, February 17, 2014) NEW YORK — Union-busters mounted a coordinated campaign, even telling Tennesseans that the union wanted to take their guns. Full story: Alter Net
November 18, 2013 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: The Stand, November 14, 2013) SEATTLE — By a 2-to-1 margin, members of Machinists (IAM) District Council 751 who work at Boeing in Washington state voted Wednesday to reject the company’s proposed 8-year contract extension that eliminated workers’ pensions,...
November 6, 2013 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, November 5, 2013) CHICAGO — Across the middle of the country, organized labor has taken one hit after another in places that were once union strongholds: Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Indiana, where workers lost bargaining power and saw...
