Workers at the Johns Hopkins Hospital are preparing to launch a four-day strike next Friday, their second in three months.
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Read More »June 18, 2014 Comments Off on Hopkins workers plan second strike
Workers at the Johns Hopkins Hospital are preparing to launch a four-day strike next Friday, their second in three months.
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Read More »June 17, 2014 Comments Off on Another strike possible at Hopkins
The sparring between Johns Hopkins Hospital and the union that represents about 2,000 of its employees continues Tuesday, as the two parties return to the negotiating table and the workers weigh whether to launch another strike.
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Read More »June 3, 2014 Comments Off on UAW increases dues for first time in 47 years
Delegates to the United Auto Workers convention have voted to raise dues by 25 percent to shore up the union's finances, the first increase in 47 years.
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Read More »May 21, 2014 Comments Off on Baltimore nursing home workers plan strike
About 50 workers at Fayette Health & Rehabilitation Center in Baltimore are beginning a 24-hour strike Thursday morning to protest the most recent contract proposal from the nursing home’s management.
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Read More »May 12, 2014 Comments Off on ‘No one is budging’ in Hopkins labor dispute
Thousands of workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital still haven’t reached a contract deal or scheduled another bargaining date — and they’re getting frustrated.
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Read More »April 9, 2014 Comments Off on Hopkins workers reject pact, begin strike
Service and maintenance workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital began a three-day strike Wednesday at 6 a.m. to protest what their labor union called "poverty wages at America's No. 1 hospital."
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Read More »April 6, 2014 Comments Off on NLRB memo could signal litigation priorities
Labor and employment attorneys are taking special notice of a recent memorandum issued by the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board that requires regional officers to seek guidance from the board’s Division of Advice before proceeding on a broad array of matters.
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Read More »March 21, 2014 Comments Off on Baltimore Co., FOP reach labor accord
Baltimore County has reached a negotiated agreement with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 representing more than 1,800 county police officers, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced Friday.
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Read More »December 16, 2013 Comments Off on Health care industry has been eating its spinach
There's one major industry in Maryland with a workforce that increased consistently every year for the past 12 years.
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Read More »September 12, 2013 Comments Off on D.C. mayor vetoes wage bill affecting Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON — Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a bill Thursday that would force Wal-Mart and other large retailers to pay their employees at least $12.50 an hour, calling it a “job killer” that would not advance the goal of a living ...
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