Former U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia discusses the tentative deals in the actors and UAW strikes and the impact of the union vote on ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast.’ If it seemed likelabor unionscarried out more strikes in the U.S. in 2023 than usual, it's because they did. TheLabor...
High-profile strikes in Hollywood and the threat of one in Detroit have earned this season the name the "summer of strikes," but the abundance of work disruptions may be a reflection of a sustained uptick in strikes in recent years rather than a unique hot period for union action. Key Tak...
Companies that supply auto parts to Detroit's Big Three have also laid off hundreds of employees in recent weeks. Oct 10, 2023 Broadway strike averted after deal reached by union and producers A tentative deal has been reached between the union representing stagehands and other backstage wor...
The Finnish transport workers’ union AKT has announced a politically motivated, two-week strike from Monday, March 11, according to Maersk’s website. Already a subscriber?Log in here Buy a subscription and get access to all of ShippingWatch Personal subscription With a personal subscription you...
The state of the union: Do recent strikes and labor reforms point the way to a new union culture in Mexico? (Spotlight).Kastelein, Barbara
2. UAW Strikes at the Big 3 Labor relations issues haven’t been top headlines in recent decades. That changed this year. The ongoing nationwide union push at Starbucks over the last two years has garnered much attention, along with some other high-profile union pushes and disputes. But the...
9) engaging in illegal strikes or boycotts by a labor organization; 10) excessive or discriminatory initiation fees for a labor organization; 11) coercion of an employer by a labor organization to pay for work not done; 12) picketing by a labor organization to force an employer to recognize...
On June 26, the American Railroad Union, led byEugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the Pullman strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of ...
Another powerful union tool is the strike. As we mentioned earlier, a strike is when a group of workers stops working in protest to labor conditions or as a bargaining tool during negotiations between labor and management. There is significant debate about whether or not strikes are effective, ...
What's driving union activity now? Across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of workers have participated in strikes this year. Labor activism has surged in tandem with soaring costs of living and rising inequality, particularly the growing pay gap between workers and top exec...