Tag: Workers’ rights
US unions file first trade labor complaint against Mexico
MEXICO CITY — U.S. and Mexican unions on Monday filed the first labor complaint against Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact.
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May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic
PARIS — Workers and union leaders dusted off bullhorns and flags that had stayed furled during coronavirus lockdowns for slimmed down but still boisterous...
Mexican union vote halted at GM plant; vote fixing alleged
MEXICO CITY — Mexico faced its biggest challenge yet Friday to labor-freedom reforms under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after an old-guard union was caught...
FIFA won’t discipline Norway for pro-human rights T-shirts
ZURICH — The Norwegian national team and soccer federation will not be disciplined for players wearing T-shirts in support of human rights before a...
Germany starts WCup bid with win, support for human rights
DUISBURG, Germany — Germany coach Joachim Löw won't be at the World Cup in 2022, but his team took a step toward qualifying with...
Worker says Amazon hung anti-union signs in bathroom stalls
NEW YORK — When Amazon found out that its workers were trying to form a union, the company put up signs across the warehouse...
Garment workers in Myanmar fight for democracy, livelihoods
NEW YORK — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But...
Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South
BESSEMER, Ala. — The South has never been hospitable to organized labor. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where...
House approves pro-union bill despite dim Senate odds
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers' unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the...
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...