With the league’s popularity rising, players have never had more leverage when it comes to issues like salaries, travel accommodations and revenue sharing.
Category: Collective Bargaining
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Amazon Workers Narrowly Reject Union Drive at British Warehouse
The vote, which would have forced the tech giant to negotiate collectively with workers, was the closest an Amazon center in Britain had come to being unionized.
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U.A.W. Monitor Reveals Details About Investigation Into Union Leader
A court-appointed monitor said he was looking into allegations that a union official was punished for resisting actions that would have benefited the union president’s partner and her sister.
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Tesla’s Nordic Shareholders Seek to Promote Workers’ Rights in Vote
Tesla mechanics in Sweden have been striking for six months with little movement from their employer. Nordic shareholders hope to change that.
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Boeing Locks Out Firefighters in Contract Dispute, and Biden Weighs In
The aircraft manufacturer and a union representing 125 firefighters are at odds over pay at the company’s plants in the Seattle area.
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VW Workers in Tennessee Vote for Union
The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga is set to become the first unionized auto factory in the South not owned by one of Detroit’s Big Three.
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U.S. Steel Acquisition Proposal Tests Biden’s Industrial Policy
The president is under pressure from Democrats and Republicans to block the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel, which could upset a key foreign ally.
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Tesla Sues Swedish Transport Agency in Dispute Over License Plates
The electric carmaker sued the agency to deliver license plates for its cars, the latest escalation as a labor fight enters its second month.
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Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla
In sympathy with striking mechanics, unions representing dockworkers, electricians and others in the country are refusing to do work for the electric carmaker.
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Job Action Against Tesla Puts Sweden’s Unions in Spotlight
The automaker’s mechanics in Sweden are striking for a collective agreement, and dockworkers say they will support the battle. Tesla is expected to join the talks on Monday.
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U.A.W. Says It Could Expand Auto Strikes on Friday
The United Automobile Workers union said the strikes against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis could grow on Friday if negotiators don’t make enough progress.
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U.A.W. Prepares for Partial Strike Against Detroit Automakers on Friday
The union’s president, Shawn Fain, said negotiators were nowhere near an agreement and ruled out a contract extension while talks continued.