Bill Spadea Invokes Chris Christie, Calls for Pension Reform, Cuts for Public Unions
TRENTON, NJ – Shortly after invoking former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as the model for public housing reform, Bill Spadea told New Jersey he would also follow in the former governor’s…
Amazon will not cut jobs in Italy, unions say after meeting
MILAN (Reuters) – Amazon does not plan to cut any jobs in Italy despite a drop in volumes last year, trade unions said on Tuesday after a video meeting with a company…
French unions gear up for fight against delayed retirement
By Noemie Olive and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – French unions and opposition parties on Wednesday said they would fight hard to try to derail a highly unpopular plan to make people…
Port of Long Beach Dockworker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Count for Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services
LOS ANGELES – A dockworker at the Port of Long Beach pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme that submitted fraudulent bills to his labor union’s health insurance plan for…
U.S. Supreme Court considers narrowing federal protections for unions
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with a labor dispute that could narrow federal protections for unions by making it easier for employers to sue…
‘Political Aims’: Here Are The Woke Initiatives Pushed By Teachers Unions In 2022
‘Political Aims’: Here Are The Woke Initiatives Pushed By Teachers Unions In 2022 Reagan Reese on December 30, 2022 Throughout 2022, teachers unions across the country turned their attention to initiatives such…
DeSantis Proposal Will Make Educators Decide If Teachers’ Unions Are ‘Really Worth The Money,’ Experts Say
DeSantis Proposal Will Make Educators Decide If Teachers’ Unions Are ‘Really Worth The Money,’ Experts Say Reagan Reese on December 21, 2022 Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis promised on Monday to make…
Leonardo agrees early retirement, new hirings deal with Italian unions
ROME (Reuters) – Defence and aerospace group Leonardo said on Wednesday it had struck a deal with Italian trade unions for the early retirement of 400 of its staff during 2023-2024, to…
House Passes Bill Forcing Rail Unions Into Deal With Railroads
House Passes Bill Forcing Rail Unions Into Deal With Railroads John Hugh DeMastri on November 30, 2022 Editor’s note: This article has been updated. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a…
Biden Asks Congress To Force Rail Unions Into Administration-Brokered Deal As Strike Threat Looms
Biden Asks Congress To Force Rail Unions Into Administration-Brokered Deal As Strike Threat Looms John Hugh DeMastri on November 28, 2022 President Joe Biden called on Congress Monday to pass a law…
NJEA loses censorship fight to silence GOP ad criticizing union’s radical agenda
The New Jersey Education Association lost a battle against the New Jersey GOP to silence and censor opposition to their declaration that parents concerned about their radical agenda are ‘extremists’. The New…
Factbox-Latest on ratification status of U.S. railroad unions to avert strike
(Reuters) – Major U.S. railroads and unions representing 115,000 workers reached a tentative deal last week and averted a potential strike that could have stalled almost 30% of U.S. cargo shipments by…
Airbus staff in Spain to go on strike from Oct. 31, unions say
MADRID (Reuters) -Airbus staff in Spain will go on an indefinite strike from Monday to demand a pay rise, unions said on Thursday. “The protest will start on Oct. 31 and will…
Italian unions to press for big wage increase from Stellantis, Ferrari
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Italian unions representing workers at Stellantis, Ferrari, Iveco and CNH Industrial will ask for a wage increase of over 8% to be paid in 2023 to help…
Monte dei Paschi unions say 4,125 staff ready to exit
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Unions at Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Tuesday said 4,125 employees of the state-owned bank had come forward to take up an early exit scheme. Monte dei Paschi…
S.Africa’s rail and port workers to strike this week over wages – unions
(Reuters) – Workers at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm Transnet will go on strike starting this Thursday over a wage dispute, two labour unions said, in a move that could halt the…
‘Showing Their True Self’: Biden Admin Empowers Teachers Unions To Push Gender Ideology And Critical Race Theory
‘Showing Their True Self’: Biden Admin Empowers Teachers Unions To Push Gender Ideology And Critical Race Theory Reagan Reese on October 2, 2022 Teachers unions are helping school districts implement Critical…
Lawmakers, unions press U.S. airlines to hold off on stock buybacks
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Labor unions and some U.S. lawmakers are pressing airlines not to resume stock buybacks after a COVID assistance prohibition expires this week. Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat…
Renault offered over 1,000 euro one-off payments to most workers to cope with inflation – unions
PARIS (Reuters) – French car maker Renault has offered over 1,000 euros in one-off payments to a majority of its workers to help them cope with inflation, union sources told Reuters. The…
Defying Vatican, Flemish bishops allow blessing same-sex unions
By Philip Pullella and Charlotte Van Campenhout VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, in direct defiance of a ruling…
Factbox-Last-minute deal by U.S. railroads, unions shifts focus to road ahead
(Reuters) – Major U.S. freight railroads and unions representing 115,000 workers secured a tentative deal after 20 hours of intense talks brokered by the Biden administration to avert a shutdown. A stoppage…
Biden Admin Strikes ‘Tentative’ Deal With Rail Unions, Avoids Potentially Devastating Strike
Biden Admin Strikes ‘Tentative’ Deal With Rail Unions, Avoids Potentially Devastating Strike John Hugh DeMastri on September 15, 2022 The White House successfully brokered a “tentative” deal with two major rail unions…
Long Beach Dockworkers Charged in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Bill Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services
LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors today filed criminal charges against nine defendants – seven of them dockworkers at the Port of Long Beach – who allowed more than $2.1 million in…
U.S. railroad unions warn of cargo delays as contract deadline looms
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two unions negotiating contracts for almost 60,000 workers at major U.S. freight railways on Sunday said those employers are halting shipments of some cargo to…
Dutch rail stoppage ends with bumper 8%-plus pay deal
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch rail unions on Sunday reached a deal with employers to increase workers’ pay by more than 8% over 18 months, ending a wage dispute. Strikes have periodically paralysed the…
Analysis-As interest rates jump, Canadian borrowers turn to credit unions for mortgages
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) – In a country where the Big Six banks control 80% mortgage market share, Canada’s smaller lenders are making some rare headway after the Bank of Canada’s…
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