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Workers at Berkeley’s Graduate by Hilton hotel push to unionize
July 22, 2026 // “UC Berkeley makes up a huge amount of its business, whether directly or indirectly,” she said. “The trends here really are very different than the rest of the industry.” Trevor Jackson, co-chair of the UC Berkeley Faculty Association, said he was invited to join the protest. He said he knows the university does a lot of business with the hotel and he wanted to support its workers. “I’m a professor of history and I will tell you history is on your side,” Jackson told picketers. “We got your back.” Maricela Castro told the group through a Spanish translator she has worked at the hotel for 30 years. She said she’s a room attendant who makes $23 an hour and feels like she does the work of two people.
Some hotel workers in Center City go on strike amid World Cup, America 250 celebrations
June 22, 2026 // On Monday, union members marched around the perimeter of the hotel, calling for a minimum wage of $30 per hour for non-tipped workers by January 2028.
Judge denies attempt to kick temporary workers at ISU off the job as AFSCME strike continues
April 30, 2026 // "It's a little bit like a war," he said of the dispute. "Every day makes a difference." By using other workers to maintain campus facilities, Yokich said, the university had fewer incentives to negotiate. Foley ultimately sided with arguments presented by attorney Jeff Powers, appearing on behalf of ISU. She said the Strikebreakers Act does not apply to public universities, noting it was illegal for state employees to strike when the law was enacted
With holiday season underway, temporary workers notified they don’t have to join a union
December 7, 2025 // The notice provides information and legal rights about union membership, union fees and union documents. It explains that “Employees have a right not to be members of unions. Employers and unions thus cannot legally require temporary employees to be full union members to get or keep their jobs. However, as discussed below, if you do not work in a Right to Work state, you may be required to pay union fees as a condition of employment.” Even in 24 states that don’t have Right to Work protections, if temporary employees work less than 30 days they are not legally obligated to pay union fees, the foundation explains.
Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook
November 30, 2025 // “He said, ‘I’m doing this because I want my factory worker to buy my cars. If they make enough money, they’ll buy my own product,’” Farley said. “It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, in a way.”
Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook
July 1, 2025 // “The older workers who’d been at the company said, ‘None of the young people want to work here. Jim, you pay $17 an hour, and they are so stressed,’” Farley said. Farley learned some workers also held jobs at Amazon, where they worked for eight hours before clocking in to a seven-hour shift at Ford, sleeping for only three or four hours. As a result, the company made temporary workers into full-time employees, making them eligible for higher wages, profit-sharing checks, and better health care coverage. The transition was outlined in 2019 contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers (UAW), with temporary workers able to become full-time after two years of continuous employment at Ford.
Cummins and union reach agreement: workers set to return to work July 7
July 1, 2025 // Sen. Dassler-Alfheim was among 34 legislators who signed a letter in support of the union on June 17. “Without those great employees around the state, then a company doesn’t have the great product that they want to be successful with," she says.
UAW union members at Cummins in Oshkosh remain ‘worlds apart’ on deal after walking off job
April 14, 2025 // Cummins and UAW Local 291 remain at odds over a new labor contract, with workers on strike for four weeks. The two sides have met only once since the strike began, with little progress made. Key disagreements include mandatory overtime and the use of temporary workers. A rally is planned at the union hall to support the striking workers.
About 90 UAW members are on strike in Oshkosh
March 21, 2025 // Compton said the biggest sticking points in the negotiations have centered around temporary workers and mandatory overtime on Saturdays. He said the plant does not currently employ temp workers, and the union would like to keep it that way. That’s because they want workers to be hired on by Cummins full-time, Compton said. Under the previous agreement, Compton said the workers are required to work up to 18 Saturdays each year or up to six Saturdays each quarter until they hit 18. He said the UAW is fighting to keep the cap on the number of Saturdays workers will be required to come into the plant.
‘We’re gonna fight for our members’: Unions respond to Oakland layoffs
February 3, 2025 // This week’s layoffs are the latest in several steps Oakland has already taken in an attempt to emerge from its financial crisis. The city has also slashed OPD overtime spending, temporarily closed fire stations, and cut the arts budget, while credit ratings agencies have put the city on notice that it faces a potential ratings downgrade. Layoffs were discussed last year and not unexpected, said Blue, but she assumed the city would give advance notice so unions could negotiate with management. City officials have previously said they’d do whatever they could to avoid axing front-line staff.