Posts tagged ratified contract
Big labor torching World Cup tourism with sky-high hotel prices and looming layoffs
June 30, 2026 // HTC’s president may get the credit for negotiating this latest contract, but his nearly $1 million compensation package is largely insulated from these economic setbacks. Meanwhile, the workers whose dues pay his salary will bear the long-term consequences of the deal. World Cup visitors may be the first to feel the pain of higher room rates, but hotel workers could end up being hit the hardest by seeing their shifts reduced, or worse, having their jobs disappear.
Planned Parenthood workers become first to unionize in Michigan
January 27, 2025 // Under the new agreement, PPMI says that they will create a process for addressing workplace concerns, implement structured wage increases, and provide benefits that ensure, “competitive compensation, including additional pay for positions requiring multilingual skills.”
Union, Case reach contract agreement, averting strike at Fargo manufacturing plant
May 6, 2024 // The previous six-year contract expired on April 28, but the union and company agreed to extend the contract and continue negotiations. The union was asking for a pay raise, the retention of health care benefits, and job protections. The deal covers nearly 700 union members. Union Business Agent Jeremy Pearson says the contract contains significant improvements over the company’s original offer. Most notably, Pearson said the union will keep its healthcare insurance plan. He said the company had proposed replacing it with a self-insurance program.