Las Vegas Culinary Union workers go on strike at Virgin Hotels
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Las Vegas Culinary Union workers go on strike at Virgin Hotels

ByNews Polite

Hundreds of workers went on strike early Friday morning at a hotel near the Las Vegas Strip.  Around 700 hospitality workers walked off the job at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas as contract negotiations between the hotel and the Culinary Union broke down.  The Culinary Union said Friday’s action is its first open-ended strike in…

Michigan Democrats pass law to unionize family caregivers in last-ditch power play before election
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Michigan Democrats pass law to unionize family caregivers in last-ditch power play before election

ByNews Polite

DETROIT — Michigan Democrats passed a “dues skim” law to unionize caregivers with less than a month to go until Election Day, signaling the party knows its time could be up controlling the Great Lakes State come 2025. The entire Michigan House is up for election Nov. 5, and Republicans…

Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation
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Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation

ByNews Polite

As East and Gulf Coast ports begin to operate as normal again, one of the country’s top entrepreneurs is weighing in on “the trouble” with union workers’ demands. “The trouble with East Coast ports is they’re very old, they’re very inefficient,” O’Leary Ventures Chairman and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary…

California fast food workers demand another minimum wage increase — four months after raise
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California fast food workers demand another minimum wage increase — four months after $4 raise

ByNews Polite

War of the wages! Fast food workers in California are asking for another minimum wage hike just months after the Golden State bumped their pay from $16 to $20 an hour. The California Fast Food Workers Union — a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) — released a new…

Apple Supplier Flex’s Workers Stage One-Day Strike at Tamil Nadu Plant

Apple Supplier Flex’s Workers Stage One-Day Strike at Tamil Nadu Plant

ByNews Polite

Hundreds of workers at a manufacturing plant of Apple supplier Flex in India’s Tamil Nadu state staged a one-day strike on Friday, demanding higher wages for the next three years and the recognition of a union. Many electronics manufacturers in India, including Foxconn and Pegatron, lack a union, while automobile…

UPS starts contract negotiations with Teamsters Union
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UPS starts contract negotiations with Teamsters Union

ByNews Polite

UPS begins talks this week with the Teamsters Union on the largest collective bargaining agreement in the US, with the union calling on the parcel-delivery giant for improvements in part-timers and drivers’ compensation.  The national negotiations held in Washington, DC will likely bring out an update to the current contract…