Placards are gathered together at the close of a picket by members of The Writers Guild of America outside Walt Disney Studios, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/AP Placards are gathered together at the close of a picket by members of
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Ford pauses construction of Michigan battery plant amid contract talks with UAW union
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford announces the automaker’s new BlueOval Battery Park, Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Osorio/AP Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford announces the automaker’s new BlueOval Battery Park, Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Carlos Osorio/AP
UAW strike Day 5: New Friday deadline set, in latest turn in union strategy
United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Pugliano/Getty Images United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on
The G20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian PM Modi says
G20 Summit sherpa Amitabh Kant, center, addresses a press conference at the International Media Center ahead of the summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Dar Yasin/AP hide caption toggle caption Dar Yasin/AP G20 Summit sherpa Amitabh Kant, center, addresses a press conference at the International Media Center
Up First briefing: A Labor Day look at union fights, wins and close calls
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. The state of organized labor Hollywood writers and actors have spent months picketing outside studio lots
Hollywood union health insurance is particularly good. And it's jeopardized by strike
America Ferrera joins the SAG-AFTRA picket line in front of Netflix in New York City. Actors who qualify get a very good deal on health insurance from their union. Rob Kim/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rob Kim/Getty Images America Ferrera joins the SAG-AFTRA picket line in front of Netflix
New Union Leaders Take a Harder Line
Shawn Fain is not a typical president of the United Automobile Workers union. Mr. Fain recently declined a symbolic handshake with the chief executives of the major Detroit automakers, a gesture that traditionally kicks off contract negotiations. He is seeking an ambitious 40 percent wage increase for rank-and-file members —
UPS union negotiated a historic contract. Now workers have the final say
UPS workers are voting on whether to approve a deal negotiated by Teamsters leadership. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP UPS workers are voting on whether to approve a deal negotiated by Teamsters leadership. Brynn Anderson/AP When Luigi Morris reports to the UPS distribution center in Canarsie, Brooklyn
Union Work Runs in the Family for the N.B.A.’s Jaren Jackson Jr.
The National Basketball Players Association is the union for N.B.A. players, a group of adult millionaires, most of whose mothers don’t attend unit meetings. But Terri Jackson is no ordinary N.B.A. mom. She is also the executive director for the W.N.B.A. players’ union, and, in February, she was invited to
Guggenheim Museum Staff Ratifies Union Contract
The Guggenheim Museum announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with its workers’ union after more than two years of bargaining and that nearly 150 curators, conservators and other employees connected with Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers had ratified their first contract. The contract goes into effect