Posts tagged federal mediation
No LIRR strike for at least 4 months as Trump steps in on labor dispute
September 17, 2025 // The emergency board will probe the contract fight and prevent and mediate negotiations under the Railway Labor Act, which triggers a 120-day “cooling off period.” That means neither the MTA nor the unions can change wages, hours or working conditions — and workers cannot legally strike — for roughly four months unless both sides agree to a deal.
Federal mediation board calls NJ Transit, engineers’ union to D.C. to try to avert strike
May 13, 2025 // Absent a contract, Congress could intervene in different forms, such as forcing a deal or preventing a work stoppage. If a strike occurs, NJ Transit plans to spend $4 million a day for supplementary bus service and beef up its current routes, but that would help only about 20% of rail riders. Freight railroads and Metro-North riders who use west-of-Hudson service through NJ Transit territory would also be affected.
American Airlines flight attendants move closer to strike as Alaska reaches deal
June 26, 2024 // The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union, which covers the work group at Alaska, said on Friday that the bargaining group had reached a tentative agreement with the airline under federal mediation. Details of the contract have not been publicly released, and the agreement still must be ratified by the union's leadership and general membership.
Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike
January 24, 2024 // Following the authorization, if Southwest and the union don’t reach a deal in federal mediation, the union would be free to call a strike. The vote comes after Southwest Airlines pilots approved a new contract on Monday. Southwest is still negotiating with two union-represented work groups over collective-bargaining agreements.
HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation
January 31, 2023 // “We entered negotiations eager to find common ground, and we have remained committed to achieving a fair and reasonable contract throughout this process,” the company’s statement reads in part. “We are hopeful that a mutually agreed upon mediator can help find the solutions that have eluded us so far. HarperCollins has had a union for 80 years, with a long history of successful and fair contract negotiations. The company has the exact same goal now, and is actively working to achieve it.”
Amazon now has a legal obligation to bargain with the union, and can face serious penalties if it doesn’t.
January 17, 2023 // The Amazon Labor Union has officially been certified by the National Labor Relations Board, the union announced on Wednesday night. Amazon is now legally obligated to start bargaining a contract in good faith with the ALU, nine months after workers first won their union election at the company’s mammoth JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island.
Kansas City-area painters, allied trades union members strike Tuesday
April 14, 2022 // The association said they made an offer on behalf of employers to those striking to increase hourly rates for work to more than $32 per hour along with other benefits.
Marty Walsh Offers to Help Resolve MLB Lockout
February 12, 2022 // The longtime Red Sox fan said he had spoken with representatives of the owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association about the ongoing negotiations