The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a blow to organized labor in the latest ruling, raising concerns among legal experts that the decision will make unions that engage in strikes more vulnerable to lawsuits while others see a more limited effect. An 8–1 ruling on Thursday authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett made it easier for companies to sue over strikes that result in…
With No Deal With Feds in Hand, Union Says Federal Workers Will Strike
Canada’s largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike across the country after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before a Tuesday night deadline. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said strike action would begin Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. EDT., calling it one of the largest strikes…
Union Strike At Kroger’s King Soopers Stores Imminent After Negotiations Fail
A general strike on Jan. 12 by employees at Denver area Kroger’s King Soopers grocery store appears likely following the breakdown of negotiations between the company and a workers union after offers of federal mediation were rejected on Jan. 7. The workers union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, which represents more than 8,700…
Remembering the 51st Anniversary of Communist-Era Massacre of Polish Workers
December 17, 2021
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December 17 marks 51 years since Poland’s communist rulers used the military and tanks to violently suppress strikes of Polish workers who were protesting difficult living conditions, exacerbated by increased food prices introduced by the regime. Piotr Brzeziński, Ph.D., a historian at the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in Poland, talked to The Epoch Times…
FedEx Worker in Australia Strike Over Pay and Conditions
FedEx couriers in Australia have walked off the job with the industrial action expected to affect Christmas deliveries. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says from Monday its members will participate in national rolling four-hour strikes this week. The parties have been in dispute over pay and conditions for months with a string of strikes this…
FedEx Workers in Australia Strike Over Pay and Conditions
FedEx couriers in Australia have walked off the job with the industrial action expected to affect Christmas deliveries. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says from Monday its members will participate in national rolling four-hour strikes this week. The parties have been in dispute over pay and conditions for months with a string of strikes this…
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