Noam Scheiber
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The Achilles’ Heel of Biden’s Climate Plan? Coal Miners.
Unions representing other workers affected by climate legislation have struck deals, but opposition from coal miners has persisted, complicating the path to enactment.
Kellogg Workers Prolong Strike by Rejecting Contract Proposal
About 1,400 workers have been on strike since Oct. 5 at four Kellogg cereal plants in the United States over a dispute that has revolved...
United Auto Workers reformers prevail in vote to choose president by direct election.
Supporters of the change say it would curb corruption. A referendum on the question was required in a consent decree between the union and prosecutors.
Canada Goose workers vote to unionize in Winnipeg.
After a decisive election, about 1,200 employees of the parka maker will be represented by an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.
Amazon Union Vote in Alabama Is a Step Closer to Being Overturned
A regional office of the National Labor Relations Board said management’s victory in an earlier election should be overturned. The company can appeal.
$15 minimum wage for federal contractors will take effect Jan. 30.
The Labor Department issued a final rule carrying out an April executive order from President Biden. It could affect more than 300,000 workers.
Teamsters Vote for Sean O'Brien, a Hoffa Critic, as President
Sean O’Brien scored a decisive victory among union members after criticizing the current leadership as too timid in UPS talks and Amazon organizing.
Sean O'Brien, a Hoffa Critic, Claims Victory in Teamster Vote
Sean O’Brien said he would be more aggressive than the incumbent, James P. Hoffa, in his approach to Amazon and UPS.
Striking Deere Workers Approve a New Contract on the Third Try
The accord, after a five-week walkout by 10,000 employees, increases wages and performance-based pay.
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Unions, Averting Strike
More than 30,000 West Coast workers at the health care provider had planned to go on strike on Monday.