Kaiser Permanente: Over 75,000 US healthcare workers go on strike
About 40% of Kaiser Permanente's workers walked off their jobs to call for higher wages and more staff.
2023-10-05 03:24
Kaiser Permanente workers start to walk off the job. It's set to become the largest health care worker strike in US history
On Wednesday morning, unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health providers, have begun to walk off the job.
2023-10-04 20:15
GM, Ford layoff 500 more workers, blaming strike
General Motors and Ford are laying off 500 additional workers between them, blaming the expansion of the strike announced by the United Auto Workers union at those companies on Friday.
2023-10-03 23:53
Henry Cuellar: US congressman carjacked at gunpoint in Washington
Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar is reportedly unharmed after the incident in Washington.
2023-10-03 15:23
John Oliver returns to his HBO show, urging more workers to unionize
Comedian John Oliver returned to his HBO show "Last Week Tonight" on Sunday, becoming the latest late night host to air a new program following the end of the writers' strike.
2023-10-02 23:46
Mack Trucks strike narrowly avoided as company reaches tentative deal with UAW union
An 11th-hour tentative contract agreement reached between Mack Trucks and the United Auto Workers union late Sunday narrowly averted a strike by 3,900 employees at the company.
2023-10-02 19:51
Health care is in crisis. The looming strike by 75,000 health workers is just another sign of that
Savonnda Blaylock, a pharmacy technician in northern California, has worked for health care giant Kaiser Permanente for 22 years and she's never been on strike. That could change on Wednesday when she becomes one of 75,000 workers who participate in the nation's largest health care strike in history.
2023-10-02 03:59
Americans support strikes — until they affect their daily lives
Organized labor in the United States is having a moment. From the automobile industry to Hollywood, US workers have gone on strike at rates not seen in years and even more could walk off the job to demand better contracts.
2023-10-01 19:20
America is on strike. Here's the progress unions have made
Since last year's Labor Day, US unions have flexed their muscle in a way that hasn't been not seen in decades. They've scored some big victories amid some defeats.
2023-09-30 22:57
Teamsters union pickets two Amazon warehouses in Los Angeles
The Teamsters union on Friday picketed outside two Amazon.com warehouses in Los Angeles, protesting against the online retailer's
2023-09-30 02:51
UAW strike: Car workers escalate action, clouding US economy
The United Auto Workers union said 7,000 more members would walk out.
2023-09-29 23:25
Teen dies after being struck by lightning while hunting in Florida
Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were struck in a Florida thunderstorm and she died two days later.
2023-09-29 20:27