Duquesne Light and workers' union reach tentative contract agreement
Duquesne Light Company and the union representing nearly 1,000 workers reached a tentative contract agreement on Thursday.
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Duquesne Light Company and the union representing nearly 1,000 workers reached a tentative contract agreement on Thursday.
Duquesne Light Company union workers have voted to authorize a strike that could begin in just days if an agreement is not reached.
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital announced their desire to unionize during an outside rally on Thursday.
Costco Teamsters voted to authorize nationwide walkout by more than 18,000 workers over wages and benefits.
Student workers voted Friday overwhelmingly in favor of joining the union.
Hotel workers have been locked in contract negotiations with chains including Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott.
At least 15,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes if no agreements are reached after contracts expire at hotels in 12 cities, from Honolulu to Boston.
Nurses at West Penn Hospital rallied outside the hospital on Wednesday on the eve of final contract negotiations.
The three-year deal will increase pay by an average of 10% and offer other benefits to workers at a store in the Baltimore suburb of Towson.
The authorization does not mean a strike will happen immediately and both sides could reach a deal. If a strike does happen, it would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years.
The 65 workers voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the United Steelworkers on Wednesday.
Other labor organizations have shared their support for a cease-fire in the war-torn region.
The agreement comes after the union representing Duquesne Light workers voted to authorize the strike earlier this week.
Duquesne Light Company's union workers voted to authorize a strike on Tuesday night.
The UAW is threatening to have many of its 140,000 members walk off the job at 11:59 p.m. unless Detroit's Big Three automakers and the union agree on new contracts.
Under the new contract, UPS workers will get higher wages and job protections like air conditioning.
The trucking company, once one of the U.S.' largest, will cease operations amid battle with union and struggles to pay debts.
UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday.
The home-improvement store said it is investing $1 billion in pay raises for its employees.
Workers said the company has refused to negotiate with the union and fired two members of the bargaining committee.
"Starbucks has deliberately made my continued employment at the company impossible," labor organizer claims.
