The town’s unionized workers wanted to believe that there was something better than what private equity owners had offered.
Category: Organized Labor
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Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike
The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.
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Broadway Could Face a Strike This Fall. Here’s What to Know.
The Broadway League and unions representing actors, stage managers and musicians are trying to negotiate new contracts, but workers are increasingly frustrated.
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Leo Gerard, Who Led a Growing Steelworkers Union, Dies at 78
He helped make it the largest industrial union in North America as he fought an influx of cheap metal from China and lobbied for anti-dumping tariffs.
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Shawn Fain, Who Pledged to Reform U.A.W., Faces Internal Dissent
Dissidents are seeking to oust Mr. Fain as president of the United Automobile Workers union as he prepares to run for re-election next year.
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Boeing Workers in St. Louis Reject Tentative Contract
A five-week strike at plants that make military aircraft and equipment will continue after 3,200 union members voted down the proposed agreement.
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What Travelers Need to Know About the Upcoming Strike in France
The planned shutdown, which will affect transit in and beyond Paris, dovetails with the tube strike in London.
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Union Leads in Vote at Ford Battery Plant
The U.A.W. had a narrow majority in a bid to represent workers at a factory owned by Ford and SK On. But the outcome could change because of contested ballots.
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Why Were Air Canada Flight Attendants Striking? Boarding Pay Was a Central Issue
The strike, which ended on Tuesday, focused attention on why many airlines don’t start paying flight attendants until the plane doors are shut.
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Video Game Actors End Contract Dispute Over A.I.
The actors went on an 11-month strike against the studios behind Call of Duty and other games because of concerns that visual and voice replicas would reduce their work.
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Videogame Union Reaches Deal on Industry-First Contract at Microsoft
The agreement includes across-the-board wage increases of 13.5 percent.