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: Organized Labor
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Supreme Court Backs Starbucks Over ‘Memphis 7’ Union Case
In a blow to the National Labor Relations Board, the justices cited inconsistent standards for courts to order employers to reinstate fired workers.
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U.A.W.’s Monitor Investigates Accusations Against Its Leader, Shawn Fain
The court-appointed monitor is looking into allegations by two union officials that they were punished for raising questions on financial matters.
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Teamsters Struggle to Unionize Amazon and FedEx Delivery Workers
The Teamsters union has made little headway in organizing workers at Amazon and FedEx despite wage and other gains it secured at UPS last year.