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GM Blinks: Company Will Not Drop Employee Health Insurance Amid Strike
General Motors now says company-funded benefits will continue uninterrupted during the work stoppage of nearly 50,000 workers.
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Striking GM Workers To Lose Company-Sponsored Health Coverage
The union will be covering the cost of COBRA during the lapse.
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The Real Reason General Motors Workers Are On Strike Nationwide
It's not that complicated. GM has been highly profitable, and workers haven't forgotten the sacrifices they made to prop up the company.
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Massive Strike Hits General Motors As 46,000 Workers Walk Off
The auto industry hasn't seen a United Auto Workers walkout like this in years.
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United Auto Workers Calls For Strike At General Motors
The work stoppage would involve nearly 50,000 workers. "We'll see them on the picket lines tonight," the union said.
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Kickstarter's Union Opposition Puts Users In A Bind: 'It's Toxic Now'
Projects that raise money on the site fear they will lose funders who want nothing to do with Kickstarter.
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Possible Strike Looms At General Motors
The United Auto Workers union and GM will hit a negotiating deadline this weekend, just as the union faces more embarrassing corruption news.
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Kickstarter Worker Claims She Was Fired Over Union Effort
Workers at the fundraising platform went public with their union campaign in March.
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Trump Appointee Plans To Nix Obama-Era Rules on Equal Pay Information
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission doesn't want to require large employers to provide data on pay detailed by race, gender.
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United Mine Workers Doubt Green New Deal Promises: ‘We Don’t Believe It’
The union's president said climate change is real, but thinks coal miners won't be taken care of in progressives' effort to address it.
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Arizona Republic Editor Warns Staff To 'Carefully Consider The Consequences' Of Unionizing
Greg Burton accused union sympathizers of "surveilling" other journalists, saying that's something he'd expect of a murderer or child molester.
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Americans' Approval Of Labor Unions Reaches 16-Year High
Gallup has been tracking the favorability of unions for decades, and it's been steadily rising since the recession ended.
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Not All Democratic Candidates Are Careful To Stay In Union Hotels
Democrats are expected to steer their money toward union businesses, but some campaigns have spent money at nonunion hotels, even ones under boycott.
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The Trump Administration Broke The Law With Plan To Move Hundreds Of Federal Workers: IG
Just days earlier, Trump's budget director bragged about how many workers quit because of the pending relocation.
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Democratic Candidates Vow To Rebuild Unions At Las Vegas Presidential Forum
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and others in the 2020 field promised public-sector employees they would make it easier to bargain collectively.
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Labor Puts Candidates On Notice: 'Let's Be Honest About The Democratic Party's Record'
In a closed meeting, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told the campaigns that Democrats shouldn't expect union support if they don't change their ways.
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White House Contender Jay Inslee Rolls Out A Plan To Restore Unions, Boost Wages
The Washington governor says his state has proved putting workers first is good for the economy.
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Billionaire's Decision To Shutter DNAInfo, Gothamist Could Chill Union Campaigns In Media
The next news site fighting a union drive likely will try to wield it as a cautionary tale.
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Democrats Have An Ambitious Plan To Help Rebuild Labor Unions
These proposals won't become a reality in the current political climate, but they show a party establishment embracing its progressive wing.
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Obama's Overtime Reforms Aren't Dead Yet
Trump might make more workers eligible for overtime pay, just not as many as Obama envisioned.