Posts tagged Labor Agreement
VA re-terminates AFGE contract for 300K employees, despite court order to restore it
March 30, 2026 // The Office of Personnel Management initially told agencies to hold off on terminating labor contracts with unions while legal challenges were still pending. But OPM reversed course last month, when it advised agencies to proceed with either amending or fully canceling their collective bargaining agreements. In granting her preliminary injunction, DuBose wrote that she did not determine whether the Trump administration exceeded its legal authority when it issued its executive orders rolling back collective bargaining rights. The legality of the executive order is still under review by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
New Seasons lays off 95 employees, citing recent labor agreement
February 19, 2026 // “Following the ratification of a new labor agreement and wage increases across all stores, our ongoing labor costs have significantly increased,” a New Seasons spokesperson told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an email statement. “As a result, we have had to make limited staffing reductions… to ensure the long-term sustainability of the business."
Union neither accepts nor rejects last Marathon offer on US refinery pact, sources say
February 3, 2026 // The United Steelworkers union (USW) has neither accepted nor rejected the last offer from Marathon Petroleum for a new four-year labor agreement for U.S. refineries and chemical plants, people familiar with the talks said on Monday. The offer, made in negotiations on Sunday, would give 30,000 workers represented by the USW a 15% pay increase over the length of the contract, the sources said.
GE Aerospace reaches labor agreement for striking UAW workers, Reuters says
September 23, 2025 // GE Aerospace (GE) has reached a five-year labor agreement with over 600 striking workers of the United Auto Workers union at its Ohio and Kentucky distribution facilities, Reuters reports. This agreement ends a three-week strike at the company’s Evendale plant in Ohio.
Trump administration offers some details of how it would control US Steel, but union raises concerns
June 16, 2025 // The union said it was “disappointed” that Trump “has reversed course” and raised basic questions about the ownership structure of U.S. Steel. “Neither the government nor the companies have publicly identified what all the terms of the proposed transaction are,” the letter said. “Our labor agreement expires next year, on September 1, 2026, and the USW and its members are prepared to engage the new owners" of U.S. Steel "to obtain a fair contract.” If Trump has as much control of U.S. Steel as he has claimed, that could put him in the delicate position of negotiating the salary and benefits of unionized steelworkers going into midterm elections.
Governor Moore’s Statement on Tentative Labor Agreements Reached Between the State of Maryland and State Government Major Employee Labor Unions
January 4, 2025 // Governor Wes Moore today released the following statement regarding the tentative labor agreements reached between the State of Maryland and State government’s seven major employee labor unions before the December 31, 2024 deadline
Shawn Fain was Kamala Harris’ most forceful union backer. It could cost him his job
December 30, 2024 // United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain was one of the most prominent union leaders backing Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s US presidential election and one of the harshest critics of Donald Trump while on the campaign trail. And because of that, he’ll have a powerful enemy when Trump takes back the White House on January 20.
Commentary: Labor unions are mobilizing in new and old industries alike
October 6, 2024 // How job security issues are addressed following this wave of strikes could set the tone for what other hospitality, manufacturing and transportation unions seek when their contracts are up for negotiation again.The Conversation
Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks
February 28, 2024 // Workers have voted to unionize at more than 370 company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S., but none of those stores has reached a labor agreement with the company. The process has been contentious. In multiple cases, federal courts have ordered Starbucks to reinstate workers who were fired after leading unionization efforts at their stores. Regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board also have issued at least 120 complaints against Starbucks for unfair labor practices, including refusal to bargain and reserving pay raises and other benefits for non-union workers.
TruStage union members ratify new agreement, citing gains on wages, benefits
December 18, 2023 // During negotiations, union members and leaders said that TruStage, formerly CUNA Mutual, had over the years converted many jobs once represented by the union to nonunion and contract positions. The company provides insurance services and financial and investment products that credit unions offer their members. In addition to the two-week strike, the union conducted a broad campaign enlisting support from the public and other unions in Madison. TruStage workers were among the participants in a November labor solidarity rally at the state Capitol.