When Unite Here Local 11, the Los Angeles-based branch of the international labor union representing 300,000 U.S. and Canadian workers, announced March 25 an historic labor agreement with 35 Southern California hotels, the victory came with an asterisk attached.
The largest hotel worker
In the past 12 months, an extraordinary level of nationwide activity -- organizing, strikes, negotiations and new contracts -- has signaled increased influence for American labor unions, which once counted 21 million U.S. workers among their ranks.
But any widespread union resurgence still
Less than two weeks after the United Auto Workers secured historic concessions from the nation's "Big Three" automakers, another prominent union can claim a significant victory: the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
When coffee giant Starbucks on Nov. 6 rolled out new employee benefits -- including pay raises, earlier vacation accrual and more flexible scheduling -- it also announced that workers at its unionized stores will not be entitled to those benefits while collective
Though the health care workers strike -- which included workers across several states -- raises questions about negative effects on patient care, Catholic labor advocates and medical ethicists say all parties to the labor disputes make plans to avoid harm.
The United Auto Workers labor strike against the "Big Three" car producers -- Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, whose 14 automotive brands include Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep -- has ended with a series of contracts experts say emphasizes the importance of unions
While the end of both bicoastal WGA picket lines and talk show reruns is now in sight, the agreement is also significant owing to indications it contains landmark labor protections critical in a rapidly evolving digital entertainment age.
The new WGA-AMPTP contract apparently