The temporary closure of the Portland coffee shop this month has become permanent.
union
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden visits UAW picket line, tells union to ‘stick with it’
Sitting presidents, who have to balance the rights of workers with disruptions to the economy, supply chains and other facets of everyday life, have long wanted to stay out of the strike fray.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike
It’s been nearly 5 months since the Hollywood writers strike began and more than 2 months since actors joined them.
Posted inBusiness
Auto workers strike will drive up car prices, but not right away – unless consumers panic
Many analysts think it will take several weeks before dealer lots start to look a bit empty.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
A potential strike by 146,000 UAW members comes against the backdrop of increasingly emboldened American unions of all kinds.
Posted inBusiness
UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations
Under the tentative agreement, workers will get $7.50 more in total by the end of the contract, full-time drivers will make about $170,000 annually and more trucks will be equipped with air conditioning.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers
Besides wages, pensions and health care, the union has set its sights on securing a foothold in the joint-venture plants that will manufacture electric vehicle batteries.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath shipyard union hints at willingness to strike again ahead of contract negotiations
Defense analysts caution another strike could be ‘disastrous’ for the shipyard.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. union membership rate hits all-time low despite campaigns
U.S. union membership has been falling steadily for decades.