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November 09, 2019

Allegiant settles with union; pilots blocked from striking

Allegiant Air has settled a lawsuit against the Teamsters with union pilots agreeing not to strike over changes in the ...

November 06, 2019

Acting UAW head says he'll clean up corruption found by feds

The acting president of the United Auto Workers said Wednesday that a corruption scandal plaguing the union will get worse ...

November 02, 2019

UAW president taking leave amid corruption probe

The United Auto Workers announced Saturday that President Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal ...

November 02, 2019

UAW leaders send Ford contract to ratification vote

Union workers at Ford will start voting Monday on a proposed four-year contract that includes wage increases and more than ...

November 02, 2019

Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

Chicago teachers and more than 300,000 students affected by an 11-day strike returned to classrooms Friday amid a tentative ...

November 01, 2019

The Latest: Teachers pleased, relieved strike is over

The Latest on Chicago Public Schools teachers' strike (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Teachers say they're pleased and relieved ...

October 31, 2019

Deal gives Ford workers $9K signing bonus; plant will close

Ford workers will get $9,000 each if they ratify a new four-year contract with the company, but Ford will close a factory in ...

October 31, 2019

Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school

Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike ...

October 31, 2019

Ford, auto workers union reach tentative contract agreement

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford after three days of intense bargaining.

October 30, 2019

Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10

Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up ...

October 29, 2019

Costs of GM deal could make talks with Ford, FCA difficult

Just after workers ratified a new contract with General Motors last week, the president of the United Auto Workers union put ...

October 26, 2019

GM workers ratify contract, ending contentious 40-day strike

A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors' U.S. production came to an end Friday as workers approved a new ...

October 22, 2019

Autoworkers from closed plants fight new GM contract

If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too. That's the message from workers at three shuttered General Motors ...

October 22, 2019

Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers' demands

Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation's ...

October 18, 2019

Despite labor costs, GM averts financial woes of its past

A decade ago, high labor costs helped drag a bloated and debt-ridden General Motors into a government-funded bankruptcy.

October 18, 2019

GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract

Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another week until they vote on a tentative ...

October 18, 2019

School's out: Chicago teachers strike, 1st day deal unlikely

Striking teachers marched in picket lines outside hundreds of Chicago schools on Thursday after their union and city ...

October 17, 2019

The Latest: EU lawmakers might not OK Brexit deal by Oct. 31

The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 9:20 p.m. The European Parliament's chief Brexit official says the EU legislature ...