Posts tagged labor contract
AFP Urges Members of Congress to Oppose the Faster Labor Contracts Act and Discharge Petition
May 1, 2026 // Touted as a pro-worker solution, in reality, this legislation is lifted from the harmful PRO Act and would undermine worker choice and democratic representation. It would strip workers of a fundamental choice: the ability to decide whether the terms of a labor contract actually serve their interests. If negotiations over a first bargaining contract fail to yield a contract amidst a high pressure, highly shortened negotiation timeline, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would force the use of government-mandated arbitrators who would unilaterally impose binding contract terms. Workers, and their businesses, would be locked into a contract without workers ever having the opportunity to approve or reject the agreement.
After dodging massive strike, a major NYC union struggles to dodge criticism about how it represents workers
April 21, 2026 // Online, members have also been outspoken, with many venting their grievances against the union in the comments sections of building service workers’ posts. “It’s unfortunate because the union representation is lacking,” one user wrote on TikTok. “For the OGs we see every contract the same ole song. Shame on them, living it up with better pensions than the ones who built this union.” Another commenter spoke directly about raises disappearing into increased union dues.
Opinion Editorial Board: There is no right to strike against public schools
April 14, 2026 // Government also can’t go out of business. Demands, no matter how exorbitant, can always be paid through higher taxes, which is what’s certain to now happen in Los Angeles. A 2021 paper found that school districts under pressure from collective bargaining raise spending with no improvements in student outcomes. It’s not as though LAUSD is a cheapskate district. The average teacher earns six figures, and the district covers 100 percent of teachers’ health insurance premiums. Teachers’ starting pay for the district is higher than teachers’ median pay for the country as a whole. Average spending per student has risen from $17,798 in 2020-2021 to $29,616 in 2024-2025.
Op-ed: A bipartisan bill that would hurt employers and unions
April 12, 2026 // The bill would mandate that workers sometimes be subjected to labor contracts that they never vote for. The idea is to reduce the amount of time it takes between a union being recognized as the collective bargaining agent in a workplace and the enactment of an agreement. The National Labor Relations Act requires recognized unions and employers to negotiate in good faith, but it does not say how long that negotiating may last. In some cases, it can last years.
Cummins workers remain on strike in Oshkosh after union rejects company’s labor package
May 21, 2025 // Cummins workers in Oshkosh continue their strike after rejecting a company offer. UAW Local 291 members voted against the offer, which would have seen them return to work May 27. Negotiations between Cummins and the union are scheduled to resume May 28-29. The strike began March 18 over concerns about a labor contract that expired in January.
Union sues King Soopers, claims grocery giant violated strike-ending agreement
April 20, 2025 // The lawsuit claims King Soopers & City Market have not given consideration to union proposals during the negotiations, and put ultimatums forward that would expire in April, months before the 100-day stand-down period runs out.
Workers at Defense Health Agency spent $3.3 million and 87,000 hours working on their own union benefits
April 7, 2025 // Federal unions are restricted from negotiating benefits and pay by the Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute. Instead, benefits and pay are determined by law set by Congress and federal regulations. But federal unions can negotiate over more minor aspects of working conditions. “This includes things like the height of cubicle panels, securing designated smoking areas on otherwise smoke-free campuses, and the right to wear Spandex at work,” Rachel Greszler, a senior research fellow on workforce and public finance at the Heritage Foundation, previously told The Post.
FBI: Political corruption probe against Chandler councilmember confirmed, closed
March 3, 2025 // Poston and her husband own a marketing company called J2 Media LLC. She was elected to the City Council in August 2022. Public records show that the union spent tens of thousands of dollars on "advertising and promotion" between 2020 and 2022. During those three years, the union spent more than $183,000 on "advertising and promotion," which equates to roughly half of all the cash the union had by the end of 2022. Prior to that time, the union did not spend any money on advertising or promotion, according to filings from 2017 through 2019.
CATS union workers edge closer to a strike after an alleged wage freeze
February 13, 2025 // “We can’t allow a company to impose and implement its own labor contract on its workforce,” Garland says. “If we do that, they won’t agree with anything the union’s saying when we go to the table. They’ll just implement what they want to. Now we have no choice but to strike.” The new contract also includes changes to disciplinary, grievance and overtime policies that were made without union input, Garland says. Union organizers are now gathering in Baton Rouge to deliberate their next steps.
Democratic legislative staff in Washington approve first-ever labor contract
January 13, 2025 // The contracts also outline new ways to resolve conflicts between elected officials and legislative staff. And there are provisions to create a “transition” pool for union members facing the loss of a job because the lawmaker they work for retires, loses re-election or leaves office for another reason. Knapp said the Senate contract lays out how a person facing the loss of work could get a job as a session aide to avoid unemployment. There’s also language ensuring the employer provides workers, who are at-will employees, with two weeks notice before being let go or two weeks pay if fired.