Travel was disrupted for tens of millions of people during the country’s biggest walkout in decades as union leaders warned of a summer of labor unrest.
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U.K. Train Strike Expected to Cause Transit Chaos
Tens of millions of Britons will find traveling difficult or impossible during the biggest walkout in decades, as union leaders warn of a summer of labor unrest.
When Health Care Workers Are Protected, Patients Are, Too
Why health care needs labor peace agreements.
From Amazon to Starbucks, America Is Unionizing. Will Politics Catch Up?
A debate on how unions build power today and whether politicians — particularly Democrats — are still behind them.
Etsy and the Sameness of Internet Fights
How much should the middleman get?
Minnesota T.V. Station Finds Old Footage of a Very Young Prince
The 1970 clip is a “miraculous” find, a former editor at the local CBS station said. It shows an interview with Prince, 11, commenting on a teachers’ strike in Minneapolis.
Anne Parsons, Who Revived the Detroit Symphony, Dies at 64
She shepherded the orchestra through a bitter six-month strike and then worked to ensure that it flourished after what many considered a near-death moment.
From an Alabama Coal Mine Strike to an Amazon Warehouse
The strike at an Alabama coal mine is one of the longest in U.S. history. To make ends meet, some striking miners have picked up work at an Amazon warehouse. It’s the same warehouse where workers are trying to unionize.
India General Strike Protests Narendra Modi’s Economic Policies
The two-day strike, involving both public and private sector workers, was called to protest the Modi government’s economic policies, including a privatization plan.
New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike
With the contract of union workers at West Coast ports nearing expiration, the prospect of a labor impasse threatens another shock to the global economy.
Minneapolis Teachers Reach a Tentative Deal to End Strike
The agreement would resolve a standoff that had closed schools for nearly three weeks.
Minneapolis Teachers Announce They Will Go on Strike
Negotiations are still happening in St. Paul. The unions are asking for smaller class sizes and higher wages, while the school districts say their budgets are shrinking as enrollment declines.
Workers Strike in a London Underground Already Battered by the Pandemic
Transport workers started the first of two 24-hour strikes planned for this week amid concerns over unfilled posts, pensions and the long-term financing of the rail system.
These Climate Scientists Are Fed Up and Ready to Go on Strike
Evidence on global warming is piling up. Nations aren’t acting. Some researchers are asking what difference more reports will make.
Marco Rubio Wants to Be a Working Class Hero
Only one problem.
Big Business Will Not Save Us From Itself
There is no way to bypass the arduous, contentious work of building a politics that can sustain a better democracy.
John Bowman, Comedy Writer With a Knack for Crossing Over, Dies at 64
A white writer who left a corporate job, he became known for working on series with Black stars like Keenen Ivory Wayans and Martin Lawrence.
These Memory Care Workers Went on Strike to Save Lives
After a spate of deaths, a group of health care workers in Oregon decided that to save lives, they needed a union.
Teachers in France Plan Strike Over Covid Rules for Classrooms
Teaching unions also planned demonstrations nationwide that are expected to pose a serious challenge for the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
Chicago Reaches Deal With Teachers’ Union to Return to Classrooms
Students in the third-largest U.S. school district will go back to classes on Wednesday.
Student Workers at Columbia End 10-Week Strike After Reaching a Deal
The agreement follows negotiations that grew tense at times, and those on both sides said they were glad to see the stalemate end.
Chicagoans Adjust to Closed Schools During Union Dispute
Teachers voted to stop going to school amid a standoff between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union, which called for more virus safeguards.
The Pandemic Struck Orchestras With Underlying Conditions Hard
With the coronavirus crisis exacerbating longstanding budget woes, the San Antonio Symphony wants to cut pay and positions. Its musicians have gone on strike.
Pandemic Labor Shortages Have Helped Workers Before. Will They Again?
French history offers hopeful lessons.
Tensions Rise at Columbia as Strikers Fear Retaliation From University
After administrators sent an email saying that students who remained on strike after Friday were not guaranteed jobs next term, union members turned up the heat.
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 around the company’s two-tier compensation structure.
Why Columbia Student Workers Are Back On Strike
Columbia University’s student workers’ union, made up of 3,000 workers, is striking for the second time this year, calling for higher wages and more protections.
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 Averts Strike, Reaching Tentative Deal With Unions
More than 30,000 West Coast workers at the health care provider had planned to go on strike on Monday.
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 Workers.
Outside COP26, Trash in Glasgow Piles High
At COP26, delegates address the need to curb emissions and mass consumption to save the planet while the reality of today’s throwaway society is all too apparent nearby.
Wirecutter Workers Threaten Work Stoppage Starting on Black Friday
Their union, which is seeking higher salary minimums and guaranteed raises, has been negotiating with The New York Times Company for two years.
Why the Media Loves Labor Now
At a moment of political turmoil, economic change and a pandemic-driven focus on how we work, labor has become a hot news beat.
In a ‘Workers Economy,’ Who Really Holds the Cards?
Some people are resigning. Some are sitting on the sidelines awaiting a prime gig. Others are flexing their muscles — requesting raises, or remote options — while still clocking in.
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.
Gangs Rule Much of Haiti. For Many, It Means No Fuel, No Power, No Food.
A country in crisis is facing a severe fuel shortage that is pushing it to the brink of collapse.
Even With a Dream Job, You Can Be Antiwork
The pandemic has prompted a dawning realization that we are way too obsessed with our jobs.
Will Covid Really Change the Way We Work?
The “Great Resignation” could be a sign of a major realignment in the labor market, or it could be just a temporary readjustment.
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Aim for Union Vote
The organizers say they will have enough signatures by Monday to file for an election with the National Labor Relations Board. The company is pushing back.
Hollywood’s Behind-the-Scenes Workers Reach Deal, Averting Strike
The tentative agreement came hours before a strike deadline and avoids a production shutdown at TV and movie studios already scrambling to make up for time lost in the pandemic.
Hollywood’s Behind-the-Scenes Workers Reach Deal on New Contract
The tentative deal averts a strike set for Monday and a production shutdown at television and movie studios already scrambling to make up for time lost in the pandemic.
Why More American Workers Are Quitting
Since the pandemic’s start, Americans seem to be rethinking their lives.
Could an I.A.T.S.E. Union Strike Fix the Film Industry?
Hollywood is back in full swing, grinding those behind the scenes down to the bone. Can a new union contract fix that?
Hollywood Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is at loggerheads with companies like Netflix, Disney and Amazon over streaming pay and long work days.
Nabisco Workers End Weekslong Strike After Reaching New Contract
The impasse began in August after members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union objected to changes in shift lengths and overtime rules.
A Century Ago, Miners Fought in a Bloody Uprising. Few Know About It Today.
At the Battle of Blair Mountain, thousands of miners clashed with sheriff’s deputies in the largest insurrection since the Civil War.
Let’s Honor the True Spirit of Labor Day
The labor movement’s often bloody struggle for human dignity is neglected in standard accounts of American history.
What Is Labor Day? A History of the Workers’ Holiday.
President Grover Cleveland made it a national holiday in 1894, during a crisis over federal efforts to end a strike by railroad workers.