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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Graduate workers’ union bemoans pace of negotiations with UMaine System
Six months into bargaining, administrators and the union have reached tentative agreements on just two of 22 contract issues.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Tennessee
Despite making similar efforts for decades, the UAW union had never before managed to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in a Southern state like Tennessee.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case
The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tenn., were fired.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
1 in 10 US workers belong to unions — a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline
Because the economy gained 3 million jobs in 2023, unions had to draw hundreds of thousands of new members just to hold their ground.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
What you need to know about new overtime rule that will benefit millions
Beginning July 1, salaried workers making up to $43,888 a year will qualify for 1.5 times pay if they work more than 40 hours a week. That’s up from the current ceiling of $35,568 a year.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
What the FTC ban on noncompetes means for workers and companies
Noncompete agreements affect an estimated 1 in 5 working adults, from hourly workers to CEOs.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2023
Maine’s labor movement sees big shift from small unions
Although the total number of unionized workers in Maine is historically low, there is a trend afoot among workers who feel emboldened, and that could lead to more unionization efforts.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
New rule would make it easier for millions of American workers to unionize – but businesses are pushing back
Critics say the new rule is an overreach by the labor-friendly Biden administration that undermines independent business owners.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Striking workers at Woodland Pulp qualify for unemployment
The Maine Bureau of Unemployment Compensation has awarded 80 striking workers at Woodland Pulp eligibility for unemployment benefits after the paper mill hired temporary workers to fill the empty positions.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam ‘bullying tactics’
The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too great to make continuing worth it.
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