Posts tagged wages
Encore employees announce strike deadline after failing to agree on new deal with Wynn Resorts
September 2, 2026 // mployees at Encore Boston Harbor have announced they will officially go on strike Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 a.m., after failing to reach a deal with Wynn Resorts. The employees, who are members of the UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 unions, authorized a strike in a vote on Aug. 20.
State dismisses unfair labor practices claims in Lorain County JFS strike dispute
August 30, 2026 // More than six months into a Lorain County Job and Family Services strike, the state dismissed claims of unfair labor practices against both sides. The workers’ union is rallying support, and county leaders have declared that contract negotiations are effectively over, as the strike shows no sign of resolution. According to State Employment Relations Board (SERB) documents, neither party violated state statutes, noting conflicting versions of events from both sides.
Faster Labor Contracts Act Is a Back Door to Unions’ DEI Agenda
August 29, 2026 // The FLCA empowers federal bureaucrats to impose agreements without ever allowing a membership vote. These agreements may include workplace rules that may or may not benefit employees, as well as DEI mandates, pronoun rules and transgender preference provisions. Some Republicans don’t seem to understand the danger of this bill. Democratic-leaning voters will not vote for Republicans who support the bill when they can vote for a Democrat who will take a more radical pro-labor stand. The left-leaning voters in districts held by Republicans are smart, and they will not be fooled into supporting Republicans because of a single talking point: that they supported the FLCA.
WATCH: Seattle teachers could strike despite being among highest paid in US
August 27, 2026 // But district officials have publicly said that Seattle Schools are grappling with a looming $87 million budget deficit for the 2026–27 school year and a depleted $30 million rainy-day reserve, down from a recommended $135 million. Vicki Murray, senior education policy director at the free market nonprofit Washington Policy Center, said investing in great education means investing in teachers, but noted that Seattle teachers' salaries are among the highest paid in the country.
Daily Herald editorial staff announces unionization effort
August 25, 2026 // The paper has covered suburban Chicago since 1872, and was independently owned and run by the Paddock family for four generations. In 2018, the Paddock family members sold its portions of the company to its employees and set up an employee stock ownership plan. But for the last several months, even prior to the acquisition, the guild had been in the process of unionizing, Schmit said.
Dallas teachers union takes strike authorization vote
August 25, 2026 // A Dallas Education Association labor representative said a strike was not imminent, with the union having “no intention of setting a strike date at this time."
Opinion: Gavin Newsom’s mind-boggling record of giveaways to unions
August 25, 2026 // Richer government contracts and expanded public employee benefits don’t come from nowhere. They land on taxpayers — the same taxpayers already staring down the nation’s highest gas prices, some of the steepest home insurance increases in the country and a cost of living that keeps pushing people out of the state entirely.
Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contracts, could strike after fall deadline
August 24, 2026 // In voting results released Friday, members of SPEEA’s Professional Unit, which represents nearly 13,000 engineers and scientists at Boeing, rejected the proposed contract with a 64.3% no vote, 7,238 to 4,027. Members of SPEEA’s Technical Unit, which represents more than 4,000 analysts, designers, technicians, and other specialists, rejected their proposed contract with a 71.9% no vote, 2,795 to 1,094.
Union picketing continues outside Hometown Harvest Foods amid labor dispute
August 23, 2026 // Former employees and union members continue picketing outside Hometown Harvest Foods after new ownership took over, wanting a conversation with the store's owner about the workers who were let go.
KC Streetcar workers vote to unionize after record summer, expansion talks
August 20, 2026 // Batton said pay starts at $20.99 an hour for operators, and they would like higher wages. There are no formal paid sick days outside of accrued paid time off. Break schedules are also inconsistent and often shrink when the system gets busy. Between two extensions of the streetcar and record ridership during the World Cup, the system has been busy.