The SAG-AFTRA vote formally ends six months of labor strife, though some members were not happy about the contract’s artificial intelligence protections.
Category: Organized Labor
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Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt
Once accustomed to a status outside the usual management-labor hierarchy, many health professionals now feel as put upon as any clock-punching worker.
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How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement
The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit.
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U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract
The deal was backed by 55 percent of the United Automobile Workers members voting. Tentative accords at Ford and Stellantis seem headed for approval.
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Starbucks Workers Plan Walkout During Red Cup Giveaway Day
Unionized employees say promotional events like Thursday’s exacerbate staffing and scheduling problems at the chain’s stores.
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G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
Many longstanding General Motors workers have been voting against the tentative accord, which they feel insufficiently improves retirement benefits.
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Actors to Start Voting on Contract on Tuesday
The SAG-AFTRA board voted on Friday to send the tentative deal with studios to its members for a ratification process that will end in early December.
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Las Vegas Hotel Strike Averted After Unions Strike Deals with Resorts
Two big unions reached contract agreements with the three largest resort operators ahead of a series of events crucial to the city’s economic rebound.
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Las Vegas Unions and MGM Resorts Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
The deal, the second in two days with a major resort operator, was announced on the day before a strike deadline set by two major unions.