Posts tagged contract negotiations
Kaiser labor talks stall, raising fears of another strike
January 1, 2026 // Talks between United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and the Oakland-based health care giant have broken down amid sharply different accounts of why negotiations stalled. The union says Kaiser officials unlawfully walked away from negotiations. Kaiser did pause the talks, Elissa Harrington, a spokesperson for Kaiser in the East Bay, confirmed in an email. She said the decision came after an unnamed labor leader went outside formal bargaining channels and threatened to release what Kaiser described as damaging information about the company if an agreement was not reached. Harrington said the union “has refused to share the information it claims to have.”
SEPTA and union workers continue contract negotiations as strike threat looms
December 4, 2025 // If a deal can't be met, John Samuelsen, international president of TWU, warned that a strike could "shut Philly down." "We all authorize a strike," SEPTA body mechanic Lyle Smith said last month. "If it happens, it happens. Sorry for the public, but we gotta do what we gotta do for our families."
Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook
November 30, 2025 // “He said, ‘I’m doing this because I want my factory worker to buy my cars. If they make enough money, they’ll buy my own product,’” Farley said. “It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, in a way.”
Teamsters Accuse Henry Ford Health of Unfair Labor Practices Amid Strike
November 21, 2025 // The union president added that the unilateral declaration of “impasse” is unlawful and “comes well before bargaining over contract terms is finished.” Henry Ford Health responded to these accusations by doubling down on its claims that union leadership is perpetuating the strike to push a national agenda as they choose to "strike indefinitely." The health system said it ended last year with a $53 million loss and the Teamsters’ proposals would “further contribute to that unsustainable financial model, jeopardizing our ability to continue to care for the community.”
Faculty strike at HACC disrupts classes, draws community and student support
November 4, 2025 // Educators at HACC Central Pennsylvania's Community College are on strike after stalled contract negotiations and no salary increases since unionizing in 2022. The strike, which began following 13 hours of failed talks last week, drew support from students, educators, and community members, but has left many students without instructors on Monday.
Los Angeles Times Journalists Authorize a Strike
October 14, 2025 // Eighty-five percent of members who belong to the newsroom’s union and participated in the vote opted to allow the labor group to call a strike. The union, a Local of the Media Guild of the West, represents more than 200 reporters, editors, photographers, designers and others at L.A.’s hometown paper. Around 98 percent of those participated in the vote.
IAM union modifies offer to Boeing after meeting with mediator
October 3, 2025 // In response to Boeing’s offers, IAM 837 members created their own proposed offer, featuring increased 401k contributions and improved raises for top of scale members, but was rejected by the company. Boeing and the union returned to the bargaining table on Monday with the inclusion of a federal mediator to help provide a new avenue to resolve the ongoing dispute. On Tuesday, the union modified its proposed offer to the company.
Denver library staff fight to unionize amid budget cuts
September 29, 2025 // Many library workers on Wednesday said library staffers are burning out from huge workloads, including caring for homeless or immigrant patrons. “A lot of people know that a lot of library staff are not fairly compensated,” said Jeremey Bongers, an activities coordinator at the library. “There's a lot of the work that people are doing in the vein of social work that is not recognized.”
Union announces plan for strike by school bus drivers, monitors in Cromwell and Middletown
September 25, 2025 // They also alleged that the company has “continued its attempts to undermine critical provisions regarding union security, subcontracting protections, wage standards, health benefits, retirement security and basic workers’ rights.” “Our union has submitted our last, best and final offer to DATTCO.
Striking Boeing workers reject latest offer
September 15, 2025 // On Wednesday, the IAM Union District 837 Negotiating Committee announced a five-year tentative agreement had been reached with Boeing Defense. Friday morning, union members voted against the tentative agreement at St. Louis Music Park, with 57% of members rejecting the contract. According to Boeing, the rejected offer would have increased the average wage for union workers from $75,000 to $109,000. The contract also would have increased from a four-year deal to a five-year deal, and included a ratification bonus of $4,000.