Labor Unions

Dockworkers with the International Longshoremen’s Association began walking the picket lines early Tuesday after the ILA and U.S. Maritime Alliance failed to reach agreement on new contracts.

A deadline of Oct. 1 for a new deal between port workers and ownership is approaching, and after talks broke down during the summer, tensions are high.

Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships.

The four-year deal between Boeing and its Seattle-area workers’ union comes with 25% raises over the four years of the contract.

Hotel housekeepers have for years waged a fierce battle to restore automatic daily room cleaning that was scaled back at many properties during the coronavirus pandemic.

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance received a mixture of cheers and boos while speaking at the International Association of Fire Fighters Convention on Thursday.

During Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s two-hour conversation on X, the former president complimented the Tesla CEO on firing workers who wanted to strike.

A tentative agreement was reached between Disney and the company’s theme park and resort workers in California, averting a strike, according to a union statement.

Four unions representing over 14,000 employees, who voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike last week, were in negotiation with Disney on Monday. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m., on Monday, July 22, 2024.

A ratification vote was pending today on a proposed new labor contract for roughly 50,000 Hollywood film and TV crew members, a deal that would avert another potentially devastating entertainment industry work stoppage.

In an overwhelming result, Seven United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals voted in favor of a strike authorization on Friday, according to the committee.

Workers allege unfair labor practices against their employer, Kroger. Christian Cázares reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2024.

The rule, which was due to go into effect Monday, would have set new standards for determining when two companies should be considered “joint employers” in labor negotiations.