Category: Organized Labor

Actors’ Union to Go on Strike Against Video Game Companies

The SAG-AFTRA union wants higher pay for the use of voices and images and protection from losing jobs to artificial intelligence.
Microsoft’s World of Warcraft Workers Vote to Unionize

The move adds more than 500 to the unionized video game staff at Microsoft, which has pledged to remain neutral on organizing efforts.
Dancers Drop Threat to Strike During Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.
The U.A.W. Is Holding Off on Endorsing Harris

Unlike other prominent unions, the auto workers are taking their time to ensure that the vice president is aligned with them on key policy questions.
WNBA Players Seek Expert Advice as They Assess Next Union Contract

With the league’s popularity rising, players have never had more leverage when it comes to issues like salaries, travel accommodations and revenue sharing.
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.
U.A.W. Says Lax Enforcement of Trade Deal Has Cost U.S. Jobs

The Biden administration declined to pursue a union complaint of labor abuses in Mexico, raising new concerns about offshoring.
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.
Jane F. McAlevey, Who Empowered Workers Across the Globe, Dies at 59

An organizer and author, she believed that a union was only as strong as its members and trained thousands “to take over their unions and change them.”
Biden Cancels Speech to Teachers After Union’s Staff Strikes

Employees of the National Education Association picketed the site of the group’s annual convention after a walkout over issues including overtime pay.
Brooke Shields Has Worn Many Hats. Now She’s a Labor Boss.

The model-turned-actress-turned-businesswoman is the new president of Actors’ Equity. In an interview, she explained what she’s doing there.
Amazon Union Workers Join Forces With the Teamsters

An affiliation agreement between the Amazon Labor Union and the 1.3 million-member Teamsters signals an escalation in challenging the online retailer.