The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process.
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Read More »June 20, 2022 Comments Off on Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize
The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process.
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Read More »June 17, 2022 Comments Off on Foundations embrace organized labor with $20M plan
A group of prominent progressive grant makers is seeking to put a total of $20 million into a coalition with organized labor.
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Read More »May 23, 2022 Comments Off on Video game workers create first union at big U.S. game maker
Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company.
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Read More »May 16, 2022 Comments Off on Disabled workers in Sinai Hospital program may unionize, 4th Circuit says
Participants in a program that provides employment for disabled janitors in Baltimore County may remain unionized and bargain collectively, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Read More »April 1, 2022 Comments Off on Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize in historic labor win
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.
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Read More »October 14, 2021 Comments Off on ‘Strong position to bargain’: Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades.
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Read More »August 31, 2021 Comments Off on Pilots’ union sues Southwest over changes made in pandemic
The pilots’ union is suing Southwest Airlines, saying that rules it put into place have changed pay rates and working rules, in violation of federal labor law.
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Read More »March 9, 2021 Comments Off on Nonunion Md. teachers lose bid for refund of dues
Maryland public school teachers who declined to join the state labor union but were statutorily compelled to pay a representation fee are not entitled to a refund on the money they paid before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the compelled ...
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Read More »June 5, 2019 Comments Off on Hopkins, nurses reach settlement over unionization dispute
Johns Hopkins Hospital has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board that will allow the hospital’s nurses to pursue unionization if they want. Under the agreement, the hospital will post signs that say it will not prohibit nurses ...
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Read More »September 20, 2018 Comments Off on Hogan endorsed by 2 local unions
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan is showcasing a pair of endorsements from two local labor unions. Hogan announced the endorsements Thursday from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2563 and 582 in Anne Arundel County. Hogan ...
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