Young workers give American unions new hope

U.S. union membership levels are ticking upward for workers between 25 and 34, even as they decline among other age groups.

Bates College union vote count on hold

National Labor Relations Board must decide who is eligible to unionize.

Amazon workers in Alabama will vote again on unionization in February

The National Labor Relations Board called for a revote after discovering the e-commerce giant interfered in the election last year.

Bates College workers to vote on first-of-its-kind union in January

As many as 630 educators and staff members will get the chance to decide if they want to join a union

Ambulance service explores unionizing

Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York

Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees.

Honored at Bates College in 2019, a labor leader now backs unionization bid on campus

Dolores Huerta, a Medal of Freedom winner, issued an open letter throwing her support to organizers angling for a union for many of the employees at Bates College.

Consolidated Communications workers in northern New England authorize strike

Union reps say the labor contracts of over 1,000 workers in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire expire Aug. 7, and negotiations over new contracts have stalled.

Shaw’s delivery drivers strike in Maine over lapse in contract talks

The union representing truck drivers and mechanics at Shaw's supermarkets in Maine says the company has ceased negotiations. The company says it will return to the bargaining table this week.

Bath shipyard signs new contract with Local S7 union

The new contract holds “numerous improvements to wages and benefits over the life of the contract” for the union’s roughly 200 members, according to a statement from BIW.