Tag: #labor

White-Collar Workers Strike at Bath Iron Works, Ratify New Four-Year Contract

More than 600 designers and technicians at Bath Iron Works staged a rare strike amid wartime shipbuilding demands, then approved a new deal.

#shipbuilding, #labor, #defenseindustry, #maine, #unions

Twin Rivers teachers end first-ever strike with tentative deal, but distrust over school finances lingers

After a two-week walkout in north Sacramento, Twin Rivers teachers returned under a tentative contract boosting pay and health benefits as budget distrust persists.

#education, #teachersstrike, #sacramento, #schoolfunding, #labor

NFL draft rules would let New York overturn ‘clear and obvious’ calls if refs strike in 2026

A one-year contingency rule would expand replay authority during any 2026 referee work stoppage, as the NFL also weighs kickoff and draft-trade changes.

#nfl, #officiating, #replay, #labor, #rulechanges

Thousands Strike at Colorado JBS Beef Plant in Rare U.S. Walkout, Raising Price Concerns

About 3,800 workers walked out at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado, beef plant over pay and safety, threatening a key slice of U.S. slaughter capacity.

#labor, #meatpacking, #jbs, #strike, #colorado

Nearly 3,800 JBS Workers in Greeley Plan Unfair-Labor-Practice Strike, Threatening Major U.S. Beef Output

Unionized workers at JBS’s Greeley, Colo., beef plant plan a March 16 walkout over wages, safety and alleged retaliation, testing supply chains.

#labor, #meatpacking, #jbs, #colorado, #ufcw

Refinery workers avert strike with four-year deal that adds first AI guardrails

United Steelworkers and Marathon Petroleum reach a four-year pattern deal with 15% raises and AI rules, averting a strike; BP Whiting talks loom.

#refineries, #labor, #unitedsteelworkers, #marathonpetroleum, #artificialintelligence

San Francisco teachers authorize strike as contract talks near legal deadline

San Francisco educators vote 97.6% to authorize a strike, with a walkout possible as soon as Feb. 9 if contract talks and fact-finding fail.

#sanfrancisco, #teachers, #strike, #education, #labor

31,000 Kaiser nurses and health professionals in California and Hawaii set strike date over staffing and pay

Unions for 31,000 Kaiser nurses and clinicians give 10-day notice for an open-ended strike Jan. 26, citing staffing, pay and bargaining disputes.

#kaiserpermanente, #nurses, #healthcarestrike, #staffing, #labor

USPS contractor 10 Roads Express to shutter, laying off about 2,000 as mail-hauling work dries up

10 Roads Express will end USPS hauling Jan. 30 and wind down nationwide, citing Postal Service network changes that erased 70% of revenue.

#usps, #trucking, #layoffs, #logistics, #labor

UC and UPTE Reach Four-Year Deal, Averting Largest Strike in University History

UC’s technical and health care workers ratified a four-year contract with raises, a $25 wage floor and premium caps, canceling a major strike.

#universityofcalifornia, #labor, #union, #healthcare, #wages

UC Reaches Deal With UPTE, Averting Historic Walkout With Raises, $25 Wage Floor

UC and UPTE ratified a four-year contract with compounded raises, a $25 minimum wage, premium caps and expanded leave, averting a major strike.

#universityofcalifornia, #union, #labor, #healthcare, #wages

UC averts systemwide strike with four-year deal for 21,000 technical and health workers

A four-year UC-UPTE contract cancels a potential systemwide strike, sets a $25 wage floor, and adds raises, benefit caps and new job protections.

#uc, #labor, #unioncontract, #healthcareworkers, #california

Smithsonian Opens Exhibit Built From Forgotten Trunks of Filipino American Workers

A new Smithsonian show uses 26 steamer trunks from Stockton’s Little Manila to tell Filipino American stories of labor, migration and erasure.

#smithsonian, #filipinoamerican, #museum, #immigration, #labor

AI Could Replace 11.7% of U.S. Workforce, says MIT and ORNL Study

MIT and ORNL study reveals AI could affect 11.7% of U.S. jobs, impacting $1.2 trillion in wages.

#ai, #mit, #ornl, #usworkforce, #labor, #automation

U.S. Labor Market Strains as Government Shutdown Elevates Jobless Claims

Jobless claims rise amid U.S. government shutdown, impacting sectors like agriculture and defense with potential long-term effects.

#us, #labor, #governmentshutdown, #economy