Noam Scheiber
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Deere Reaches Third Tentative Deal With Union in Attempt to End Strike
About 10,000 workers primarily in Iowa and Illinois have been out since Oct. 14. They rejected two previous contract proposals negotiated by the United Automobile...
Starbucks Workers at 3 More Buffalo-area Stores File for Union Elections
The petitions were submitted as employees at three other stores prepared to vote in a unionization effort.
Starbucks Wants Union Vote Delayed in Buffalo
The move, and a visit by the company’s former chief executive days before the scheduled start of balloting at three Buffalo-area stores, reflect the stakes.
John Deere Says Contract That Workers Rejected Was Its Final Offer
It was the second contract proposal to be voted down by union members at the farm machinery company.
John Deere Workers on Strike Reject New Contract Proposal
Workers upset over insufficient wage increases and pension benefits have been on strike since mid-October.
How the Pandemic Has Added to Labor Unrest
While big companies wield considerable power, Covid’s economic disruption has given workers new leverage, contributing to a recent upturn in strikes.
Union for John Deere Workers Reaches Tentative Deal to End 2-Week Strike
The agreement must still be approved by U.A.W. members. They had rejected an earlier accord negotiated by the union.
OSHA, citing Covid failures, moves to strip three states of workplace safety authority.
The agency said Arizona, South Carolina and Utah had failed to adopt rules protecting workers from the coronavirus.
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
A push in the Buffalo area could produce the first union at company-owned stores in the U.S. But backers say moves by management are having...
John Deere Workers Strike After Failed Contract Talks
The action comes amid labor shortages and rising worker activism nationwide.