Remembering the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike

Initially, it was difficult for Memphis’ Black sanitation workers to organize in 1968. Some older workers did not want to strike despite ... Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees ... Read More

Strike imminent: No more contract negotiations before Providence Sacred Heart tech workers’ work stoppage next week

Both sides are hurdling toward a strike as contract negotiations have halted between Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and the union representing the hospital’s technical workers. Read More

orange county

The blaze in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon began late Wednesday as a house fire that quickly spread to tinder-dry brush. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday closed all beaches in Orange ... Read More

DeKalb County sanitation worker says sanitation system getting worse

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Jerry Prioleau, a sanitation worker in DeKalb County, faces safety worries every day on the job. He's concerned about the problems in the sanitation system getting worse ... Read More

Laylan Connelly

Through the years, she has covered several cities for The Orange County Register, starting as a beat reporter in Irvine before focusing on coastal cities such as Newport Beach, Dana Point and ... Read More

UPS, Teamsters in nail-biting negotiations as strike threat looms over economy

Negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters over a new contract for the roughly 350,000 unionized workers at UPS are moving ahead as the threat of a potential strike later this summer hangs over ... Read More

Devex Newswire: Time ticks down for the global plastics treaty

Sign up to Devex Newswire today. What’s the status of the negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution? It depends who you ask — and we’ve asked a ... Read More

Thousands of hotel workers to rally in 18 cities ahead of contract negotiations

Unionized hotel workers demanding significant ... that the renegotiated contract following the strike led to a roughly 4% rise in labor costs. Negotiations have already started in Washington ... Read More

Sanitation worker dead after being struck by garbage truck tire in Marion County

A 25-year-old sanitation worker is dead after an accident in Marion County.According to FHP, it happened around 9 a.m. Tuesday within the Spruce Creek Subdivision, in the area of SE 108th Terrace ... Read More

A Strike Looms in a Battleground State

By Matthew Cullen More than 7,000 workers who make trucks and buses at Daimler Truck plants in North Carolina are poised to go on strike at midnight ... in 2023, progress on cooling inflation ... Read More

Bomb threat made on Crawford courthouse by man skipping court date, police allege

MEADVILLE — A city man who was scheduled to appear in Crawford County court on Monday is accused of phoning in a bomb threat instead, leading to the building's evacuation and a new set of ... Read More