February 12, 2003 | Headlines, Unions
(The following Reuters article appeared in today’s New York Times online edition.) WASHINGTON — A country’s economy may fare better if a large number of its workers belong to trade unions, the World Bank said in a study that marked a departure from the...
January 24, 2003 | CSX, Headlines, Unions
(Forbes.com posted the following Reuters article on January 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeking to build support for U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee John Snow, the Treasury on Thursday issued letters from three unions offering their strong backing for the wealthy...
January 9, 2003 | Headlines, Unions
(The following article by Julie Appleby was published in the January 9 issue of USA Today.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rapidly rising health care costs are causing strife at bargaining tables nationwide as employers seek to shift some of the burden to workers while...
December 23, 2002 | Headlines, Unions
NEW YORK — Labor Department officials said yesterday that they would propose tougher reporting and disclosure requirements for the nation’s labor unions on Monday, a move some union officials say is intended to punish labor, the New York Times reported....
September 18, 2002 | Canada, Headlines, Unions
TORONTO — The Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement with General Motors Corp. for a new three-year labor contract, avoiding a strike against the auto maker, reports a wire service. The agreement includes a 3% wage increase in both the first...
August 30, 2002 | Headlines, Unions
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — A “Working Class History Test” comes just in time for Labor Day from Maine labor activist and scholar, Pete Kellman. Kellman compiled his labor quiz while researching “Building Unions: Past, Present and Future,” a...
July 15, 2002 | Headlines, Unions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The union representing America West Airline’s 1,800 pilots says the carrier’s scheduling policies are forcing exhausted pilots to fly, a wire service reported. The Air Line Pilots Association said a policy where pilots aren’t...
July 15, 2002 | Headlines, Unions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight janitors who clean Verizon’s Silver Spring, Maryland building were fired recently. Their offense — uniting coworkers to win better wages and benefits. Verizon should insist that Service Solutions treat janitors fairly and...
July 2, 2002 | Headlines, Unions
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes set up picket lines at Escanaba & Lake Superior headquarters in Wells, Michigan at 6 a.m. (EDT) today. Approximately 18 maintenance of way workers are employed by E&LS which...
June 28, 2002 | Headlines, Unions, WC
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The National Mediation Board yesterday certified the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes as the newly-elected collective bargaining representative of 473 track, bridge and dock workers on Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation....
