Labor
Low pay, lack of respect force janitors to march, maybe strike
October 4, 2019They will be forced to strike, said their union, Service Employees 32BJ, unless building owners come to their senses and bargain a new and better contract.
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In 2012 they sparked a movement; Chicago teachers may strike again
October 4, 2019Poverty wages, classrooms with 35 kids or more, too few librarians, and no progress at the bargaining table.
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EPI: Trump’s Labor Department overtime pay cap ‘abandoned’ millions
October 2, 2019The GOP Trump Labor Department’s increase in the annual pay cap beyond which workers could be ineligible for overtime “abandoned” millions of workers.
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In high-tech breakthrough, workers at Google contractor vote to join union
October 1, 2019This marked the first time contract tech workers have unionized in the United States in an industry that is almost entirely non-union.
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Contract agreement is music to the ears of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians
September 30, 2019Ending a months-long lockout by their bosses, the musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the BSO management agreed on a one-year contract.
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