unions
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PublishedOctober 4, 2024
How Biden helped end strike that threatened Democrats in November
The agreement provides collective if temporary relief to skittish Democrats from the White House to Capitol Hill, while buoying Vice President Kamala Harris, along with Friday’s strong jobs report.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2024
Union at Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan authorizes strike, plans rally
Members of United Steelworkers Local 4-9 voted Sept. 20 to authorize a strike and are a planning a rally for Tuesday, a news release said.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2024
Harris and Walz show their support for UAW members at union hall in Michigan
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, spoke to about 100 United Auto Worker on Thursday.
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PublishedMay 9, 2024
Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and the country's biggest farmworker union over how a group of workers organized under a recently enacted labor law.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules
An Amazon spokesperson said the company strongly disagrees that 'any part of these comments' were inappropriate.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Portland coffee company becomes first in Maine to ratify contract with labor union
Coffee By Design and baristas who are a part of Local 327 of the Laborers' International Union of North America have reached an agreement that includes 2 pay increases within a year.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Biden picks up another big union endorsement, this one from building trades workers
The endorsement adds to Biden’s considerable union support. The United Auto Workers and the United Steelworkers Union have both backed him.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
If the court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the federal labor board to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Bill would allow Maine’s federal workers to take out interest-free loans during shutdowns
The legislation would provide a safety net for federal employees, who miss out on paychecks during government shutdowns. And it comes at a time when employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are again under threat.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Amazon argues national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe’s
The move comes in a case in which the company is accused of retaliating against workers who voted to unionize.
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