Posts tagged health care benefits
350+ CalPortland Drivers Go on Strike Across Northern California Over Contract Dispute
August 10, 2026 // The union said bargaining efforts began on June 8, with the locals calling for simultaneous negotiations on new agreements. However, the Teamsters alleged that CalPortland, instead, scheduled separate bargaining sessions for each local. It claimed that only two bargaining days per month from August to November were allotted. The union argued that the proposed schedule delays negotiations until after the busy summer construction season, when many ready-mix projects have already been completed.
Arrests, injuries reported at C&H Sugar refinery strike line in Crockett
July 23, 2026 // In a statement, a C&H spokesperson said, "Union members outside our gates are engaged in reckless and unsafe actions, endangering the health and safety of drivers, independent contractors and their fellow employees as well as unlawfully blocking commerce in and out of our refinery." The statement continued: "We call on the ILWU to stop the reckless, dangerous and illegal activity, and come to the table to finalize an agreement." As deputies continued ordering people to leave the area Tuesday, union leaders said the two injured workers were members of Local 10. One worker was transported to Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center for treatment.
LTE: Unions Place Culture Wars Front and Center
June 22, 2026 // Instead of focusing solely on issues like wages and benefits, union representatives demanded that the company allow different pronoun pins. They also demanded that the company cover abortion and gender-affirming care in its health plans, which the company already did. I expected the union to focus on more important issues. In 2025 the union demanded the store become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement sanctuary. If the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which the U.S. House recently passed, was the law of land, government arbitrators could look at other union contracts or union demands like those I saw and force them on workers at other companies.
N.Y.C. Hotel Housekeepers Will Earn Over $100,000 Under New Contract
May 19, 2026 // “They’re going to try to offset that by raising rates,” he said. But how successful they would be is unclear, given that New York City already has the highest average room rates of any big city in the United States, at about $335 a night, Mr. Pequeno said. In the past year, New York hotels have also had the nation’s highest occupancy rate, at about 84 percent, he said. The agreement between the hotel workers and the industry comes about six weeks before the expiration of the current 14-year contract. For more than a year, union officials had been preparing for a strike in early July, just before the celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States and the final of FIFA’s World Cup tournament at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
LAUSD strike averted after tentative deal reached with 3rd union; schools to open Tuesday
April 14, 2026 // - A 24% wage increase that will make a significant difference in workers' livelihoods; - Increased work hours that will ensure health care benefits for thousands of workers and their families and increase services and support for students; - Rescinding layoffs of hundreds of IT technicians; - Expansion of health care benefits for teacher assistants, after-school workers, community representatives and others; - No subcontracting of work to outside vendors with a pathway to bring more work into the district.
Teachers email parents demanding they don’t homeschool kids – as San Francisco strike grinds into a third day
February 12, 2026 // And with the strike set to drag into a Wednesday, local parents are now fuming after teachers emailed them and asked them not to encourage any home study. The district — which says it could lose millions in funding each day the strike goes on — offered homework packets that include “five days of independent study work and practice in both English Language Arts and in Math,” according to its website.
Tentative agreement reached to end West Contra Costa teachers strike
December 11, 2025 // The West Contra Costa County teacher strike is now officially over. After a marathon 12-hour negotiation session, the teachers' union and the school district reached a tentative agreement at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
24 union members detained during civil disobedience near Las Vegas airport
December 6, 2025 // Union members are demanding a new contract with disadvantaged business enterprises at the airport. The Culinary and Bartenders unions represent nearly 400 hospitality workers employed at 21 outlets inside Harry Reid International Airport. Union members voted unanimously on November 12 to authorize a strike. The union has not set a strike date while negotiations continue.
Appellate court rules against Post-Gazette
November 13, 2025 // The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit seeking to enforce an earlier federal labor board ruling against the newspaper, and as a strike against the company has passed the three-year mark. If the ruling is allowed to stand, the company said in a statement issued Monday evening that the decision “will likely force the closure of the Post-Gazette — ending nearly 240 years of continuous service to the people of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
More than 1,400 nurses go on strike at 2 USC hospitals in Boyle Heights
November 3, 2025 // Keck Medicine officials said its facilities "will remain open and fully staffed with doctors, nurses and all other clinical professionals" during the strike, "as we continue our commitment to exceptional patient care and safety."