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Hollywood Writers, Studios Reach Deal That Could End Strike
September 27, 2023
In a message to members Sunday, the WGA said it had reached “an agreement in principle on all deal points” on a new contract with…
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Biden to make history by hitting UAW picket line
September 27, 2023
President Biden is scheduled to visit striking workers on a UAW picket line in Michigan later on Tuesday. Why it matters: It’s the first time…
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Tim Scott suggests workers who strike should be fired. Here’s what the law actually says
September 26, 2023
At a campaign event earlier this month in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said former president Ronald Reagan had it right…
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Their podcast is in trouble. A Biden-led crackdown may save them.
September 25, 2023
Shortly after they left the radio waves and went independent, the hosts of a podcast that could transform U.S. labor law received a letter in…
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Squawk Box
September 19, 2023
As the @UAW ‘s strike against the Big 3 automakers hits day 4, the @WhiteHouse is sending a team to Detroit to assist on negotiations.
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With unprecedented strike underway, auto workers want to ‘play hardball’
September 18, 2023
Autoworkers’ emotions — from excitement to fear and apprehension — are running high as their union, the United Auto Workers, rolls out an unprecedented strike…
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UAW strike could disrupt EV rollout. Environmentalists support it anyway.
September 18, 2023
Environmental groups are lining up on the side of the United Auto Workers against the Big Three — never mind any setbacks for their green…
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CNN This Morning, September 17, 2023
September 18, 2023
Sharon Block on the UAW negotiations…
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report says
September 8, 2023
Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries…
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Bonuses are a little bit bogus
September 7, 2023
I am not saying that the next time your boss offers you a bonus, you should tear up the check and throw it back in…
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report says
September 7, 2023
Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries…
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An op-ed by Sharon Block: Labor Day marks the traditional end of summer, and this summer we saw an unprecedented wave of strikes, walkouts and…
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Balance of Power 09/01/2023
September 5, 2023
“Balance of Power” focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On the show today, Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President,…
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US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting
September 5, 2023
America’s resurgent labor movement has won a useful victory with a decision by the National Labor Relations Board that will make unionization easier at firms…
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Why Corporate America Needs to Listen to Workers’ Voices
September 5, 2023
Like many frontline workers across the country, Denise Kohr saw her pay at Amazon increase over the past year; as for her say, not so…
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Overtime pay would cover millions more workers under proposed Biden rule
September 1, 2023
The Biden administration unveiled a new rule Wednesday to extend overtime pay to an additional 3.6 million salaried white-collar workers in the United States. While…
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Biden Appointees Just Made It Easier For Workers To Form Unions
September 1, 2023
Joe Biden likes to think of himself as “the most pro-union president in American history.” Only time will tell if his assessment is correct, but…
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Why auto workers are on the brink of striking
August 30, 2023
Workers at Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers may soon hit the picket line. The Detroit Free Press reported that the 150,000 members of the United Auto…