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One of 3 Massachusetts communities reach a deal with their striking teachers

Nov. 22, 2024 15:10 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — One of three Massachusetts communities reached a deal with their striking teachers union on Friday, leaving two left to hammer out a final agreement. The Union of Gloucester Educators said in a Facebook post that the union and the Gloucester School Committee “came...

Pope warns the Vatican pension fund needs urgent reform as employees demand transparency

Nov. 21, 2024 10:34 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, who has imposed a series of cost-cutting measures across the cash-strapped Vatican, warned Thursday that the city state’s troubled pension fund needs urgent reform to guarantee future obligations. Vatican employees responded by expressing concern that...

Thousands of University of California workers go on 2-day strike over wages, staff shortages

Nov. 20, 2024 18:54 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of University of California workers on Wednesday began a two-day strike to protest what they say are unfair bargaining tactics by the university system and staff shortages. The university denies the allegations. The strike by 37,000 service and...

Philadelphia's mass transit system averts a strike by reaching a deal with its largest workers union

Nov. 20, 2024 17:44 PM EST

Philadelphia's mass transit system has reached a tentative contract deal with its largest workers union, averting a potential strike that could have seen thousands of employees walk off the job. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Transport Workers Union Local...

Workers at Kentucky electric vehicle battery production complex start drive to unionize

Nov. 20, 2024 16:33 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Workers hired for a sprawling electric vehicle battery production complex in Kentucky have launched a campaign to join the United Auto Workers as the union tries to expand its foothold in the South and among battery factories, the UAW said Wednesday. The...

Striking Massachusetts teachers appeal to governor on Statehouse steps

Nov. 19, 2024 15:33 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Teachers from three striking unions rallied on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Maura Healey to help them reach a resolution. The teachers arrived from Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, three communities...

Journalists strike in Greece ahead of a nationwide walkout on Wednesday

Nov. 19, 2024 06:06 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalist unions in Greece launched a 24-hour strike Tuesday, joining broader labor unrest ahead of a nationwide general strike planned for Wednesday. Public and many private media outlets across the country, including print, broadcast, and online platforms, halted...

Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated

Nov. 17, 2024 19:22 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management and union members striking for a new contract. Workers are seeking a pay raise and benefits comparable to pacts reached last...

Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts

Nov. 16, 2024 17:55 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists' union. ...

Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day

Nov. 16, 2024 15:25 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the financial hardships of being out of work as they wait for a new contract. The work stoppage launched Friday at Virgin...