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News Articles: union

United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.

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Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

September 07, 2023
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  • Danielle Kaye
UPS workers are voting on whether to approve a deal negotiated by Teamsters leadership.

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UPS union negotiated a historic contract. Now workers have the final say

The Teamsters union reached a tentative deal with UPS, narrowly averting a nationwide strike. Rank-and-file union members are voting on whether to approve the contract.

August 12, 2023
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  • Danielle Kaye
The seal of Georgia Gannett NewsGuild, which has an illustrated peach at the center

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Savannah Morning News staff vote against unionizing, amid employee departures at Gannett-owned paper

Eight reporters in June signaled their intent to unionize, but several have since left.

August 07, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
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Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, with some in the negative

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the SAG-AFTRA union's request for a separate type of residual payment that actors would get once their programs hit streaming services.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The seal of Georgia Gannett NewsGuild, which has an illustrated peach at the center

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Reporters at two Georgia newspapers intend to unionize, calling out Gannett for ‘gutting’ newsrooms

Savannah Morning News and Athens Banner-Herald staff say they have the numbers to formalize a union.

June 06, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
A child walks toward a yellow school bus stopped in a residential street.

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Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird vote in favor of United Steelworkers union

Workers in Georgia at one of the nation's largest school bus makers have voted to unionize. Employees at Blue Bird Corp. chose to be represented by the United Steelworkers union by a vote of 697-435.

May 15, 2023
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  • Associated Press
In a frame grab from video, United Auto Workers presidential candidate Shawn Fain is interviewed, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Detroit. The vote count in the election to decide the United Auto Workers' top leader should come to an end Thursday. Challenger Fain leads incumbent Ray Curry, but they're still counting challenged ballots that could change the outcome.

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The president of the United Auto Workers union has been ousted in an election

A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.

March 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021. A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S. and the largest in the video game industry. Communications Workers of America said Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, that about 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft video game subsidiary ZeniMax Studios have voted to join the union.

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Video game testers approve the first union at Microsoft

Quality assurance workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Studios began voting on a union in December. Microsoft pledged to remain neutral through the process and let employees decide if they want to join.

January 04, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Mariah Parker performs as Linqua Franqa.

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With their latest album 'Bellringer,' hip-hop artist Linqua Franqa captures the essence of 2022

If you wanted an album that perfectly captured 2022, you’d be hard pressed to find a better one than “Bellringer,” the latest full-length release from Georgia musician Mariah Parker, performing as Linqua Franqa. 

December 29, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a union-election watch party on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks workers have voted to unionize over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

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Men in unions may make $1.3 million more in lifetime than men not in one, study says

Men who belonged to unions their entire career made up to $1.3 million more, on average, than men who never joined one, according to recently released research.

October 13, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
A worker walks along tracks at a BNSF rail yard Sept. 14, 2022, in Kansas City. The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with freight railroads Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy.

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Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility

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.

October 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa.

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Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

September 15, 2022
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  • Andrea Hsu
David Williams is a stocker at a Dollar General store in New Orleans. He's pushing for better work conditions and pay at his store with help from Step Up Louisiana.

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Dollar store workers in the South have a labor movement. Just don't call it a union

Unions aren't popular in the South. That's one reason why a labor organizing campaign at Dolllar General stores in Louisiana doesn't use the u-word.

September 03, 2022
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  • Stephan Bisaha
FILE - The Apple logo adorns the facade of a retail store. More than 100 employees of an Apple store in a suburb of Baltimore voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, June 18, 2022.

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Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store

Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, joining a growing push across U.S. industries to organize for workplace protections.

June 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three workers who claimed they were retaliated against for union organizing.

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  • Business

Starbucks notches legal win in battle against union organizers

A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three employees who claim they were retaliated against for organizing a union.

June 09, 2022
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  • Jacqueline GaNun
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