The strike, which ended on Tuesday, focused attention on why many airlines don’t start paying flight attendants until the plane doors are shut.
Category: Organized Labor
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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.
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Trump’s Kennedy Center Comes Into Focus With Theater and Dance Plans
Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.
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Kennedy Center Employees, Alarmed by Trump, Push to Unionize
Employees say they are concerned by the Trump administration’s efforts to “dismantle mission-essential departments and reshape our arts programming.”
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U.S. Gas Industry Pushes Back on Trump Shipbuilding Rules
The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied natural gas.
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UPS Says It Will Cut 20,000 Jobs in Efficiency Drive
The move comes as President Trump’s tariffs are reducing shipping volumes and is in addition to 12,000 job cuts last year.
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Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump
Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation.
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British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill
London says it acted to prevent the plant’s Chinese owners from closing the plant, threatening jobs and national security.