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Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island in New York City and across the U.S. have not been unionized. That could change in Alabama.

Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's 1st U.S. Union

Jan 15, 2021
Although the company has unionized workers in Europe, it has held off organizing efforts here. About 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama can cast a mail-in ballot starting Feb. 8.
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Shots - Health News
Nurses at Albany Medical Center picketed on Dec.1, asking for more personal protective equipment. They say they're having to reuse N95 masks up to 20 times.

For Health Care Workers, The Pandemic Is Fueling Renewed Interest In Unions

Jan 11, 2021
Many front-line health workers who have faced a perpetual lack of PPE and inconsistent safety measures believe the government and their employers have failed to protect them from COVID-19.
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Business
A worker pulls a pallet jack with plastic crates at an Amazon warehouse in Robbinsville, N.J. The company is facing its biggest labor battle yet with a unionization vote expected at a facility in Alabama.

Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Plan Vote On 1st U.S. Union

Dec 18, 2020
A labor board hearing is hashing out how and when a vote might take place to form potentially the first U.S. union at one of America's largest employers.
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Business
Some workers at Amazon warehouses such as this one in the Staten Island borough of New York City have been trying to organize, facing stiff opposition from the company. Amazon workers in Alabama have now petitioned to form a union.

Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Petition To Unionize

Nov 25, 2020
Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., notify federal labor authorities of plans to hold a unionization vote, teeing up a major labor battle at the retail giant known for its opposition to unionizing.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Tekiah Elzey is using Coworker.org to petition for hazard pay to be restored at the New Seasons Market where she works in Portland, Ore.

Power Of The Petition: Nonprofit Helps Front-Line Workers Fight For Their Rights

Oct 14, 2020
Eight out of every nine American workers don't have a union to represent them in workplace disputes. A nonprofit website is helping push for better wages and working conditions amid the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
American Airlines ticket agent Henry Gemdron, left, works with a customer at Miami International Airport on Sept. 30. Travel industry groups warn of huge job losses if Congress and the White House fail to reach agreement on coronavirus relief soon.

Airlines, Travel Groups Warn Of More Job Cuts As COVID Aid Talks Stall

Oct 07, 2020
With tens of thousands already out of work, travel industry groups warn another 1.3 million jobs could be lost if Congress and the White House fail to reach agreement on coronavirus relief soon.
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Newscast headlines

Las Vegas Unions Rally For County To Pass Return-To-Work Law

Aug 19, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Labor unions in Las Vegas want area lawmakers to require employers to return furloughed casino, tourism, hospitality, airport, entertainment and hospital employees to their jobs when the coronavirus pandemic ebbs and business resumes.

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Newscast headlines

Labor Unions Ask For 'Right To Return' Ordinance

Aug 18, 2020

A coalition of labor unions is launching a campaign to win the “Right to Return” for workers in the hospitality, convention and trade shows, airport, entertainment, and hospital industries in Clark County.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
The increase in cases comes after companies such as Kroger ended extra "hero pay" for their workers.

Grocery Workers Union Estimates 3,257 Members Infected With Coronavirus

May 22, 2020
Union President Marc Perrone said the number of those members infected or known to have been exposed to the virus has increased by 200% in five weeks.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Garrett Ward sprays disinfectant behind a plexiglass panel at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Overland Park, Kan., on March 26. Stores have begun installing the shields in checkout aisles to protect clerks and help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Grocery Workers Keep America Fed, While Fearing For Their Own Safety

Apr 02, 2020
Many low-wage workers with essential jobs — like grocery store cashiers and stockers — can't stay home to protect themselves and their families. The protections they receive vary widely.
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Newscast headlines

'Medicare For All' Is Driving A Wedge Through Labor Movement

Feb 20, 2020
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' trademark policy proposal is dividing the labor movement.
 
Sanders is pushing single-payer health care dubbed "Medical for All" to replace private insurance.
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Economy
Over the last four decades, incomes in the United States have grown much less equal. Inequality is less pronounced in Western Europe.

Why America's 1-Percenters Are Richer Than Europe's

Dec 05, 2019
The share of total income of the top 1% of earners in the U.S. more than doubled over four decades. But in Europe, the gains were less dramatic. What accounts for the difference across the Atlantic?
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Business
Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit on Feb. 26, 2019.

UAW Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Fiat Chrysler

Nov 30, 2019
The tentative agreement makes Fiat Chrysler the last of the big three Detroit automakers to arrive at a deal with the United Auto Workers this year.
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Economy
United Auto Workers members picket Wednesday at a General Motors plant in Flint, Mich. Last year, more U.S. workers went on strike than at any time since 1986.

'It's Time To Get Something Back': Union Workers' Voices Are Getting Louder

Oct 23, 2019
Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Highway Patrol Group Seeks To Unionize State Officers

Oct 19, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol Association has filed for recognition as the collective bargaining union for state police officers.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Democrats To Appeal To Union Voters At Presidential Forum

Aug 02, 2019

The primary season is in full swing.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Caesars Sale, Sahara Reincarnation Top Recent Gaming Headlines

Jul 05, 2019

Just when it seems one giant wave of gaming headlines ebbs, another follows.

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Media
Tribune Publishing has agreed to recognize a new union representing journalists at the <em>Hartford Courant </em>in Connecticut's capital.

Tribune Publishing Recognizes 'Hartford Courant' Newsroom Union

Feb 15, 2019
The parent company of the Hartford, Conn., newspaper has agreed to recognize a new union representing nearly 60 journalists. The move comes just four days after they petitioned to unionize.
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Business
Journalists at Connecticut's <em>Hartford Courant</em> newspaper, which is owned by Tribune Publishing, are petitioning to unionize.

'Hartford Courant' Journalists Petition To Unionize

Feb 11, 2019
Members of the Hartford, Conn., newsroom said they are petitioning for a union election while also asking Tribune Publishing, the paper's parent, to voluntarily recognize the union.
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Education
Educators march in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 15. Negotiations between United Teachers Los Angeles and the LA Unified School District started in early 2017.

Los Angeles Teachers Are Moving Forward With A Strike

Jan 13, 2019
Teachers in LA, the second largest school district in the country, are expected to go on strike Monday morning. Union members there have been working without a contract for more than a year.
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Media
The logo of Tronc Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing Company, is seen at TechFair LA in 2017.

Like Bigger Peers, Tronc's Virginia Newsrooms Set To Unionize

Sep 04, 2018
Journalists at Tronc's two Virginia papers, the Daily Press in Newport News and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, are following the path of other Tronc newsrooms after corporate controversies.
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Shots - Health News
Cashiers, cooks, delivery people, fast-food workers and their supporters rallied outside New York City Hall in 2017. Their influential union, the Service Employees International Union, also includes about half a million home health aides.

Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides' Union Dues

Aug 09, 2018
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would prohibit some home health workers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. The rule would likely undercut unions' power, all agree.
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Analysis
The Supreme Court term that just concluded was a small taste of what is to come. In all, 13 of the cases decided by a liberal-conservative split, Justice Anthony Kennedy provided the fifth and deciding conservative vote.

Justice Kennedy May Soon Find Himself Disappointed And His Legacy Undermined

Jun 30, 2018
The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court and it's sure to be a conservative.
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The Two-Way
According to labor organizers, Tronc has agreed to recognize three separate bargaining units within the same union at its Chicago-area publications, including the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>.

Under Pressure, Tronc Recognizes 'Chicago Tribune' Union

May 06, 2018
In the face of overwhelming support for the labor drive, the troubled media company relented, saying Sunday that it will negotiate with journalists at its Chicago-area publications.
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The Two-Way
Organizers of a newsroom union at the <em>Chicago Tribune </em>have given the <em>Tribune</em>'s parent company, Tronc, a day to voluntarily recognize the guild and start to negotiate a contract.

Newsroom To 'Chicago Tribune': With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union

Apr 24, 2018
Tribune journalists give corporate owner Tronc a day to recognize the union voluntarily. Otherwise, they say they will force a federal vote that "will result overwhelmingly in our favor."

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