Posts tagged picket lines
Canadian government forces Air Canada, flight attendants into arbitration
August 17, 2025 // Air Canada and its striking flight attendants were forced back to work and into arbitration Saturday by Canada's government after an early morning strike stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not the time to take risks with the economy while announcing the intervention. It means the 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon.
Hundreds of nurses take to the picket lines at Unity Point Health – Meriter Hospital
May 30, 2025 // The five-day strike started at 6:30 a.m. on Brooks Street outside of Unity Point Health - Meriter. During a 7:30 a.m. press conference, nurses listed the demands they want met from Meriter management. Those demands include staffing solutions that prioritize nurse and patient safety, compensation to attract and retain nurses, and improved security practices at the hospital.
The Cost Of Misguided Labor Policies: Winchester’s Cautionary Tale
May 23, 2025 // The bill to provide unemployment benefits for striking workers risks repeating the errors that drove Winchester away. A 2022 Stop & Shop worker testified that similar legislation would have extended their 2019 strike by boosting employee “leverage.” This isn’t about fairness — it’s about manipulating the system to prolong labor disputes at the expense of businesses, taxpayers, and consumers.
Thousands of LA County workers go on strike over alleged unfair labor practices
April 30, 2025 // The strike could impact several services, including the county's non-urgent health clinics, public libraries, wildfire clean-up services, trash pick-up and homeless encampment enforcement. The union is citing 44 unfair labor practices they claim have gone unanswered for six months. They are calling on the county to stop contracting out and instead increase wages and fill vacancies.
NEW YORK: Health insurance ending for corrections officers still on strike; National Guard still deployed
March 4, 2025 // The New York State Conservative Party Chairman, Gerard Kassar, released a statement saying in part, “New York State Corrections Officers are striking because the Hochul Administration has failed to adequately protect officers, male and female, from years of inmate assaults spurred on by lax progressive ‘reforms.’ Now, because she failed to do her job protecting state employees, Governor Hochul is erroneously citing the Taylor Law to fire longstanding Corrections Officers, stripping their families of both income and healthcare benefits. It’s outrageous.”
NY reaches tentative deal to end prison strike by suspending anti-solitary confinement law
March 2, 2025 // A law restricting the use of solitary confinement in New York’s prisons would remain partly suspended for 90 days if corrections officers accept a tentative agreement the state reached with their union to end an ongoing wildcat strike. There will be no departmental discipline for any of the thousands of corrections officers if they return to work by Saturday, according to a memo the governor released. The agreement also includes provisions to reduce mandated overtime, increase the overtime pay rate and temporarily hire retired corrections officers to assist in transporting incarcerated people.
Colorado King Soopers and Union reach deal to end strikes, resume negotiations
February 19, 2025 // On Monday night, UFCW Local 7 said a “return-to-work” settlement was secured for all striking workers. According to UFCW Local 7, the settlement includes an agreement that King Soopers cannot implement an offer for at least 100 days and will not lock workers out during this time.
Las Vegas hotel workers union ends 69-day strike
January 24, 2025 // The Culinary Workers Union announced on the social media platform X that it secured a five-year deal for about 700 employees at Virgin Hotels near the Las Vegas Strip. In a joint statement, the union and casino said they were ready to move past their disagreements “for the benefit of all team members at the property” after the 69-day strike that began November 15.
Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years
October 4, 2024 // The tentative agreement would increase workers’ wages by 62% over the life of the 6-year contract, sources familiar confirm to ABC News. This represents a significant increase from the shipping industry group’s offer of a 50% wage increase earlier this week. The union had been pushing for a 77% pay hike over six years.
Samsung union kicks off three-day strike over unfair pay
July 8, 2024 // The President of the NSEU told Reuters “What we think is the most important for this strike is to disrupt production, so we’ve been mainly encouraging those working on the production line to join the strike so they can directly impact it.” Those hitting the picket lines include workers who oversee automated production lines and equipment. However, with just over 6,500 workers striking this week - about 5% of the entire workforce - Samsung says it does not expect to see a drop in production at a time when demand is booming for AI chips.