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Amazon Sets Holiday Hiring Target
Available jobs include full-time, part-time and seasonal positions as the company preps for a big sale this…
‘We Will Not Tolerate Intimidation,’ Union Says After Amazon Suspends Workers
Amazon Labor Union says more than 50 workers were suspended in "retaliation" after a work stoppage following…
‘We Need $5 an Hour’: Amazon Workers ‘Insulted’ by Wage Bump
The e-commerce giant said it will spend roughly $1 billion over the next year to raise starting hourly pay…
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Union Backtracks in Agreeing to ‘Stronger’ Railroad Deal
The machinist union's membership was the first to reject an earlier agreement and authorize a strike this…
West Coast Labor Talks Run into New Wrinkle
The ILWU said Tuesday a dispute in Seattle is "threatening" West Coast dockworker contract negotiations.
Logistics Labor Uprising Puts Industry on Edge
The pandemic, and now inflation mixed with a broader labor shortage, has upended the traditional…
Disgruntled Rail Workers Starting to Agitate
Calls for informational pickets Wednesday emerged from "rank-and-file" workers unhappy with the tentative…
Amazon Lining Drivers’ Pockets in Rugged Labor Market
Rate increases and other benefits totaling $450 million for delivery drivers come as shipping slides into the…
Retail ‘Relieved’ as Tentative Rail Deal Reached
Friday strike averted as proposed contract goes before remaining unions' members for ratification.
This 5,000-Member Rail Union Just Authorized a Strike
The group is the first to reject a deal with employers as fears grow of a nationwide rail shutdown.
AAFA CEO to Lawmakers: Rail Negotiations Have Reached ‘Critical Stage’
Latest industry push joins chorus of stakeholders calling on Congress to step in and avert a national rail…
Strike Fears Grow for Britain’s Busiest Container Port
Union sets eight-day strike for later this month amid ongoing contract dispute.
Rail Strike Would Cost $2 Billion a Day, Expert Warns
The retail sector wants lawmakers to get ready to act in the event unions and railroads can't solve their…
Teamsters Coming for Amazon Logistics Workers
"The Teamsters are best positioned to coordinate and secure guaranteed protections for these workers, and…
What to Make of August’s Jobs Report
Retailers have added 422,000 jobs over the past 12 months. But what does this really mean?