Thousands of hotel workers continue nationwide strike on Labor Day ...
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Thousands of workers at 25 hotels across the country remained on strike for a second day Monday, demanding higher pay and the reversal of pandemic-era cuts, with members in more cities expected...
What is Labor Day and why do we celebrate the holiday? What to …
WEBSep 3, 2023 · Observed each year on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is at heart a celebration of the hard-won achievements of America's labor movement and a recognition of what workers have...
From strikes to new union contracts, Labor Day's organizing ... - NBC News
WEBSep 1, 2023 · Between writers and actors on strike, contentious contract negotiations that led up to a new labor deal for 340,000 unionized UPS workers and active picket lines across multiple industries, the...
Labor Day: Biden celebrates unions and job creation at …
WEBSep 4, 2023 · Labor Day, a holiday honoring workers, comes this year against the backdrop of increasingly emboldened U.S. unions of all kinds and a potential strike by 146,000 United Auto Workers union members. President Joe Biden arrives to speak during a Labor Day event at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, in …
From strikes to new union contracts, Labor Day ... - Associated Press News
WEBSep 1, 2023 · Between writers and actors on strike, contentious contract negotiations that led up to a new labor deal for 340,000 unionized UPS workers and active picket lines across multiple industries, the labor in Labor Day is again at the forefront of the holiday arguably more than it has been in recent memory.
WATCH: Biden touts unions, job creation in Philadelphia Labor Day …
WEBSep 4, 2023 · Labor Day, a holiday honoring workers, comes as the U.S. has added jobs and more people have begun looking for work, the most since January, all news Biden is eager to highlight as he seeks...
About 10,000 Hotel Workers Walk Off the Job on Labor Day …
WEBSep 1, 2024 · About 10,000 hotel workers in cities including San Francisco, Seattle and Boston walked off the job on Sunday in an attempt to disrupt Labor Day weekend travel after their union and some of the...
Harris and Biden make pro-labor pitch on Labor Day - ABC News
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Harris' husband Doug Emhoff was in Newport News, Virginia, to participate in Rep. Bobby Scott's annual Labor Day Cookout and deliver remarks, the campaign said.
Labor Day history: 3 pivotal moments in the modern workers' movement - NPR
WEBSep 4, 2021 · From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these major labor events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.
Labor Day 2022: Why do we celebrate? - NPR
WEBSep 3, 2021 · The day off is great. But what exactly are we celebrating? A lot. Do you enjoy not having to work weekends? The 40-hour work week? Having sick days and paid time off? You can thank labor...
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