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Unions push to represent more workers, but organized labor’s share of jobs is declining

Organizing and mobilizing have gone on throughout the Chicago area with nurses and other health care employees, graduate teaching assistants, cannabis store crews, baristas and retail associates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Elon Musk warns UAW demands will put Detroit's Big Three on the "fast lane" to bankruptcy

The tycoon is an avowed opponent of the United Auto Workers union and may fear labor leader Shawn Fain will take the fight to Tesla next.

Fortune

Teamsters Local 731, Waste Management agree on 5-year deal

The new contract for scandal-scarred Local 731, negotiated with help from union President Sean O’Brien, could set a pattern for other talks with waste haulers in the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times

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‘Exceptional’: Hollywood writers hail tentative deal to end strike

Writers Guild of America says agreement with studios on pay and conditions ‘due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power’

The Guardian - US

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

WEKU

Strike Financials Show UAW Strength Vs. Starbucks, UPS Walkouts

A look at the financial power of Starbucks, UPS and other unions as workers strike against Hollywood, major automakers.

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California truck drivers ask Newsom to sign bill saving jobs as self-driving big rigs are tested

California lawmakers and union leaders are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would save jobs as large self-driving trucks are tested on public roads

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Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen

Auto workers, writers, actors, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, UPS drivers, flight attendants – labor isn’t a ‘special interest’. It’s all of us

The Guardian - US

A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

From picket lines in Hollywood to walkouts against Detroit automakers, it's already been a big year for labor organizing — and behind several major showdowns with enormous companies are some of America's largest unions

The Independent UK

Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

WEKU

“This man made 21 million last year”—As UAW strikes Detroit’s Big 3, it blasts Ford CEO for emotive schoolteachers and firemen comparison

After the Ford's Jim Farley accuses the United Auto Workers union of wanting to bankrupt his company, labor leader Shawn Fain launches a historic strike of all three Detroit carmakers.

Fortune

UPS says blockbuster pay deal that will see drivers haul in $170,000 a year won't cost shareholders $30 billion

Management stays mum on the precise cost, claiming only that the five-year deal works out to be less costly than Teamster leaders claim.

Fortune

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

WEKU

US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting

NLRB framework means companies committing illegal acts during unionization efforts will be forced to bargain immediately

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‘He was dripping with sweat’: Kroger worker dies in hot work conditions in Memphis

The union representing workers at the grocery chain had asked the company to allow more breaks and cooler working conditions

Chicago Sun-Times

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries

The Teamsters said that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the national contract.

WEKU

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations

The Teamsters said that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the national contract. They also said it was passed by the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS.

The Independent UK

Unionized UPS workers approve contract leaders agreed to in late July

The union representing 340,000 UPS workers says its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month

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Kiplinger

Labor Unions Not Backing Down as Strikes Loom: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Labor unions like the Teamsters and United Auto Workers are using leverage and strike threats in negotiations with employers for better pay and benefits.

WEKU

UPS union negotiated a historic contract. Now workers have the final say

The Teamsters union reached a tentative deal with UPS, narrowly averting a nationwide strike. Rank-and-file union members are voting on whether to approve the contract.

Reason

Yellow Corporation To Close, Lay Off 30,000 Employees, and Likely Default on $700 Million Pandemic Aid Loan

The company blames much of its problems on the Teamsters trucking union's "intransigence," while the Teamsters say Yellow is delinquent on benefit payments.

The Independent UK

Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt

Chicago Sun-Times

Teamsters say trucking giant Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations, filing for bankruptcy

An official bankruptcy filing is expected any day for Yellow, after years of financial struggles and growing debt.

Kiplinger

Home Depot Says It Can Manage Despite Yellow Trucking’s Shutdown

Plans are always in place for potential supply chain disruptions, Big Box retailer says.

The Guardian - US

Yellow trucking firm lays off its 30,000 US workers as it ceases operations

Troubled shipping company expected to file for bankruptcy, Teamsters union says, after it failed to refinance huge debts

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