Tuesday, April 23, 2024
By Eric Tegethoff Reporter/Producer, Washington News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have implications for the country’s growing labor movement. Justices will hear oral arguments in Starbucks versus McKinney today to determine if the bar should be raised for the National Labor Relations Board when it seeks to impose court-ordered injunctions […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
By Mark Richardson, Indiana News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Today is Equal Pay Day for women across the country. It marks the amount of time female employees must work every year to catch up with their male counterparts’ salaries. In other words, the average woman has to work until March 12, 2024, to make the […]
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
By Suzanne Potter, Reporter/Producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Members of the American Postal Workers Union are calling for more staffing and better pay to reduce turnover. They say the problem is affecting mail delivery, particularly in rural areas. An audit by the Office of the Inspector General last year found the U.S. Postal Service lost almost 60% of […]
Saturday, December 23, 2023
SAG-AFTRA members are enjoying the benefits of a new three-year contract this holiday season. The union ended a brutal 118-day strike against the studios after reaching a tentative deal last month. However, the membership needed to give its approval. That became a done deal earlier this month. On December 5, the union announced its members nationwide approved new, three-year agreements […]
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Hundreds of striking workers hit the picket lines at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank for a third straight day. SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) says 700 of its members are taking part in a 5-day work stoppage because of “bad faith bargaining and other illegal tactics meant to silence workers.” Yesterday, many of the picketers stood out in […]
Friday, April 17, 2009
Hollywood is buzzing over the tentative agreement announced today by the Screen Actors Guild and the big studios. After almost 10-months of fighting over contract issues and tons of behind the scenes drama at SAG, there’s now a two-year deal, however, some hurdles still remain to be cleared before it’s a done deal. Both the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture […]