Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one in Ohio.
Category: Organized Labor
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Biden Labor Secretary to Depart to Run N.H.L. Players Union
Martin J. Walsh, a former mayor of Boston, was regarded as an unusually visible labor secretary.
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Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says
Workers backing a push for better wages and working conditions were among those illegally laid off, members told the National Labor Relations Board.
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Canada’s Women Pick Up Equal Pay Fight Ahead of Game With U.S.
Canada’s team, a Women’s World Cup favorite, went on strike last week as its battle with the country’s soccer federation boiled over.
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Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive
If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system would be the first group at the company to organize.
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As Federal Cash Flows to Unions, Democrats Hope to Reap the Rewards
In places like West Virginia, money from three major laws passed by Congress is pouring into the alternative energy industry and other projects. “I think it’s a renaissance for the labor movement,” said one union official.
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Judge Finds Amazon Broke Labor Law in Anti-Union Effort
The ruling, on charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board, involved actions at two Staten Island warehouses before union votes last year.
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Brexit Turns 3. Why Is No One Wearing a Party Hat?
The divorce between Britain and the European Union has become the dark thread that, to many, explains why Britain is suffering more than its neighbors.
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Apple’s Secrecy Violated Workers Rights, NLRB Finds
Following a yearlong investigation, a federal labor board determined that the tech giant’s rules interfere with employees’ right to organize.
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Myrtle Witbooi, Who Fought for Domestic Workers’ Rights, Dies at 75
A former domestic servant, she experienced the inequities of the job firsthand and helped build national and international unions to address them.
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Amazon Loses Bid to Overturn Union Victory at Staten Island Warehouse
A National Labor Relations Board official found a lack of evidence to support claims of election improprieties. Amazon could appeal the decision.