Norfolk Southern has become the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time. It announced a deal Wednesday with one of its unions in response to workers' quality-of life complaints that arose during contract negotiations.
Striking graduate students at the University of California approved a bargaining agreement Friday, ending an unprecedented 40-day strike that snarled classes at the prestigious university system.
The monthlong strike by graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers disrupted classes at all 10 campuses. The agreement needs to be ratified before the strike officially ends.
Hardcore Starbucks fans eagerly await the day the coffee company gives out limited-edition holiday cups. The union organizing Starbucks workers hope those same customers will help support their cause.
The Delta pilots have had the same benefits since 2016. Renegotiations began in April 2019 and had entered the mediation stage, but have been postponed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two unions rejected their deals, and they want the White House and Congress to be ready to intervene.
The U.S.'s third largest railroad union rejected a deal with employers Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy. Both sides will return to the bargaining table before that happens.
Members of one union are rejecting a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a national strike deadline. A strike, which could begin Friday, would intensify snarls in the nation's supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.
Children in the Columbus, Ohio, school system will likely begin their first day online because 4,500 teachers are striking after negotiations over a new contract with the district went nowhere.
Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.
Temporary employees have been working at the company's cereal plants across Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee after the strike began in October.
Negotiators for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - the country’s largest film worker union have reached a tentative agreement with production companies averting a strike. But whether it holds remains to be seen.