Latest News - January 2015

February 1, 2015
Oil Declines as U.S. Strike Seen Cutting Refinery Demand
Source: BLOOMBERG
By: Rupert Rowling

February 1, 2015
Labor strength: Union share of workforce declines but organized labor works for turnaround
Source: TIMESFREEPRESS
By: Dave Flessner

February 1, 2015
Deadline passes in U.S. refinery workers contract talks
Source: REUTERS
By: ERWIN SEBA

January 31, 2015
Workers at three local refineries on strike
Source: FUEL FIX
By: LM Sixel

January 30, 2015
Union, energy companies make strike preparations
Source: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
By: L.M. Sixel

January 29, 2015
Labor board issues complaint against UPMC
Source: PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
By: Ann Belser

January 28, 2015
Student-care doctors strike across UC campuses, allege unfair labor practices
Source: THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN
By: SAHIL CHINOY

January 27, 2015
UPDATE 2-Union rejects second U.S. refinery contract proposal from oil companies
Source: REUTERS
By: Erwin Seba

January 26, 2015
Employers: Agreement Made on Key Issue in Port Labor Dispute
Source: ABC NEWS
By: JUSTIN PRITCHARD

January 25, 2015
UPDATE 1-Union says U.S. refinery workers' contract talks moving slowly
Source: REUTERS
By: Erwin Seba; Editing by David Gregorio and Clarence Fernandez

January 25, 2015
Stewart: McDonald's discrimination lawsuit a reminder of labor law liability
Source: NORTHWEST HERALD
By: Brad Stewart

January 21, 2015
Union members protest "death" of labor agreement at Marathon
Source: GALVESTON DAILY NEWS
By: CHRISTOPHER SMITH GONZALEZ

January 17, 2015
Hubbard accuses US labor board of organizing unions
Source: MONTGOMERY ADVISOR

January 13, 2015
Nicklaus: McDonald's labor case is big test for franchise model
Source: STL TODAY
By: David Nicklaus

January 12, 2015
Proposed pilot contract would raise American's 2015 labor costs by $650 million
Source: DALLAS NEWS
By: TERRY MAXON

January 12, 2015
Fruit Company's battle with UFW to be examined by LAUSD board
Source: LASCHOOLREPORT.COM

January 12, 2015
Union starts strike against Kaiser Permanente
Source: BIZJOURNALS
By: Kathy Robertson

January 10, 2015
Labor board readies flurry of decisions
Source: THE HILL
By: Tim Devaney

January 8, 2015
US Congress keeps distance from ILWU-PMA labor talks
Source: JOC.COM
By: Mark Szakonyi

January 8, 2015
Jobless claims fall by 4,000 as firms keep holiday workers
Source: CSMONITOR
By: Lucia Mutikani

January 7, 2015
Warren Buffett faces labor problems
Source: CNN MONEY
By: Chris Isidore

January 6, 2015
Postmaster general hits unions on his way out
Source: THE WASHINGTON POST
By: Joe Davidson

January 5, 2015
American Air, pilots union reaches labor deal; vote looms
Source: USA TODAY
By: The Associated Press

January 4, 2015
Even in Liberal Minnesota, Labor Unions Are Losing Members
Source: THE DAILY SIGNAL
By: Tom Steward

January 4, 2015
American Airlines Pilots' Pay Up 23% in Tentative Contract
Source: BLOOMBERG
By: Mary Schlangenstein

January 2, 2015
New signs of labor strife at Southern California ports
Source: PRESS TELEGRAM
By: Andrew Edwards

January 2, 2015
Labor unions face challenges in 2015
Source: WATCHDOG.ORG
By: Tom Steward

January 1, 2015
What A Year Labor Unions Had In 2014
Source: DAILY CALLER
By: CONNOR D. WOLF

January 1, 2015
Kaiser responds to union plans for weeklong strike
Source: PRESS DEMOCRAT