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A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Friday that Amazon.com Services LLC violated federal labor law by interrogating employees about union organizing and firing a worker during a campaign at a San Francisco warehouse, ordering the company to reinstate the employee with back pay.
U.S. employers spent an estimated $1.7 billion in 2025 hiring consultants and attorneys to oppose union organizing efforts, according to a study released Tuesday by union-busting watchdog LaborLab and the Economic Policy Institute, even as union membership climbed to 16.5 million workers—the highest
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed mandatory public sector collective bargaining legislation this month, according to Reason, breaking with union allies who backed her 2025 campaign after the Democratic-controlled legislature rejected her amendments weakening union protections and giving re
United Automobile Workers Local 4811 added 12,000 University of California employees to its membership rolls, according to The Daily Californian, bringing the union's total membership to 60,000 across all UC campuses. The expansion incorporates Student Services and Advising Professionals and Researc
Federal workplace safety enforcement in West Virginia relies on six inspectors to oversee 60,000 workplaces, according to the WV Gazette-Mail, a staffing shortage that came into focus after two workers died in April 2026 at a chemical facility that had not been inspected in eight years despite prior
Dane County Board members introduced an amendment Thursday to raise the county's living wage from $11.66 per hour to $15 by 2023, with annual inflation adjustments thereafter, according to madison.com. The proposal would cover county employees and government contractors.
New York home care workers announced Friday they will launch a second hunger strike to pressure the city council into voting on legislation that would end the practice of requiring 24-hour shifts while paying workers for only 13 hours, according to The Guardian.
Long Island Rail Road service stopped at midnight Saturday after contract negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and five unions representing more than 3,500 rail workers collapsed over wage increases and health care cost disputes, according to ABC News. Nearly 300,000 daily
Long Island Rail Road workers represented by five unions walked off the job early Saturday morning after contract negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority collapsed, halting service for approximately 250,000 daily commuters on North America's busiest commuter rail system, accordin
Nurses at UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, Iowa, met with state and federal lawmakers this week to discuss delayed union certification nearly one year after voting to join Teamsters Local 90, according to a statement from the union. The employer has filed objections that have prevented the National
The University of California and AFSCME Local 3299 reached a tentative labor agreement late on May 13, preventing a planned strike by more than 40,000 healthcare and service workers hours before a May 14 walkout deadline, according to Bloomberg Law. The deal secures minimum wage increases to $30.10
Five labor unions representing 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers are three days from a strike deadline over wage demands that remain unresolved despite ongoing negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to ABC7 New York. The unions are demanding a 5% wage increase for 2
