Labor

Chocolate shakeup: Student guest workers walk out at Hershey’s plant

August 19, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Students say the strike will continue until Hershey's ends the exploitation of student guest workers and gives living wage local jobs to Pennsylvania's workers.

Pressure grows on sugar company to end lockout

August 18, 2011 By John Wojcik

The East Grand Forks, Minn., city council voted unanimously to send a letter urging American Crystal Sugar to return to negotiations with its locked-out workers.

Ohio governor backtracks on union stripping bill

August 18, 2011 By John Wojcik

Unions say that the historic petition drive and a late July Quinnipiac poll showing voters favoring repeal are likely explanations.

Verizon threatens strikers with health care cutoff

August 18, 2011 By John Wojcik

Workers this week will miss their first paycheck as result of the strike, now in its 11th day. Pension and disability benefits were suspended as the strike began.

Trumpet-makers on strike get a brass band boost

August 17, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Facing cuts in wages and health care as well as total elimination of their pensions, workers at the highly profitable Conn-Selmer plant went on strike.