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[ad_1] Union to announce result of UPS contract vote Union to announce result of UPS contract vote 03:50 UPS workers on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract that includes higher wages for workers, effectively eliminating the risk of a strike that would have been the  biggest in 60 years . About 86% of voting members approved the contract, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters  said in a press release announcing the vote results. The agreement, which will also create more full-time jobs and will secure air-conditioning in new trucks, covers about 340,000 UPS workers in the U.S. "Our members just rati...

[ad_1] UAW calls for midnight strike at three plants UAW calls for midnight strike at three plants 03:33 United Auto Workers – the union that represents workers at the Big 3 automakers in Detroit – on Friday launched a historic strike over stalled contract negotiations. One of the changes the union wants to see is a four-day workweek, working 32 hours for 40 hours of pay. UAW President Shawn Fain gave an address last month on Facebook Live, explaining the demands of the union. "Our members are working 60, 70, even 80 hours a week just to make ends meet. That's not living. It's barely surviving and it needs to stop," he said. After receiving a contract proposal ...

[ad_1] The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a concrete company could sue a union after striking employees walked out and left concrete running in trucks, a ruling that labor advocates fear could more broadly weaken worker rights. The 8-1 decision in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 opens the door for employers to sue workers for damages if they believe that their activism hurt the business. The decision, which comes as strikes across the U.S. are at a  15-year high , could make walking out much riskier for workers, labor activists fear. Under the National Labor Relations Act, workers have a legal right to strike, except in cases that include deliberate property destruction and violence. The 1935 law puts most workplace disputes outside the reach of state courts and under the purview of the National Labor Relations Board. Noel Francisco, the attorney representing Glacier, said the decision "vind...