Striking for Fair Compensation

The Right to Strike - National Labor Relations Board

Economic strikers defined. If the object of a strike is to obtain from the employer some economic concession such as higher wages, shorter hours, or better ...

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas workers strike for fair wages, first in 22 years

Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn after a long and highly publicized fight for ...

Right to strike and picket - National Labor Relations Board

You cannot be fired for participating in a protected strike or picketing, depending on the purposes and means of the strike action. Under federal law ...

Extending unemployment insurance to striking workers would cost ...

Extending unemployment insurance to striking workers would cost little and encourage fair negotiations ... Unions and collective action have long ...

Strike Assistance | Fair UC Now

Striking UAW members are eligible for $400 a week in strike assistance. For the week before Thanksgiving, strike pay is doubled, so members on strike who ...

How do workers on strike pay their bills? : r/union - Reddit

The large unions and union organizations have strike funds for just this purpose. When you pay dues, a portion goes into this fund in case a ...

Major strike activity increased by 280% in 2023: Many workers still ...

The 2023 BLS data on major work stoppages show that over 450,000 workers exercised the right to strike to pursue pay increases, better benefits, ...

Striking a Balance: A Fair Approach to Employee Compensation

One approach that merits consideration is refraining from across-the-board salary cuts and instead implementing a fair distribution of salary hikes.

Why Labor Strikes Are Here to Stay | Built In

Unless employers work to understand employee concerns, including fair compensation, address them at the root level and move forward together ...

STRIKE FAQ - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and ...

Members must continue to participate in the strike to receive strike assistance. If members receive gross pay from outside work that is equal to or greater ...

Teacher Strikes Lead to Higher Pay, Lower Class Sizes, More State ...

* Strikes increased compensation by 8 percent, or roughly $10,000 per teacher per year, by the fifth year after a strike. * Strikes also ...

Reps. Schiff, Ocasio-Cortez, Norcross, and 35 + Colleagues ...

Schiff, author of the Empowering Striking Workers Act. “Strikes are a necessary collective bargaining tool for workers to secure fair wages and ...

Labor Strike: Strategies to Prevent and Resolve Strikes - Eddy

A labor strike, also known as a work stoppage, is a collective action taken by employees to protest against their employers—usually to demand better wages, ...

How do union workers get paid when they go on strike? - Reddit

You do not get pay from the employer as you are not working. Most unions will have sufficient funds to offer members strike pay but it is ...

Cargill Teamsters Go On Strike

“We are striking because Cargill refuses to give us the fair pay we deserve,” said Joe Kirchhoff, Chief Steward for the Cedar Rapids facility. “ ...

Hollywood Strikes Explained by a Labor Negotiations Expert

If actors and writers can effectively convey how their demands resonate with most Americans — fair ... If the strikes result in better wages and ...

UAW Multi-Unit Statewide Strike FAQ - Fair UC Now

Strike benefits are $400 per week in strike pay, along with medical benefits in the event that UC withholds healthcare benefits. Strike pay is only available to ...

Brown, Casey, Deluzio, Wild Introduce Bicameral Bill to Protect ...

As we've seen more workers exercising their right to strike for fair wages and working conditions, we've also seen more employers cancel or ...

Fair Pay or Fire Strike - the story of our pay campaign - YouTube

As of this month, firefighter pay has risen: 7% from July 2022 5% from July 2023 This isn't an inflation-busting pay rise, ...

Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better ...

A four-day strike by University at Buffalo (UB) medical residents over pay, benefits and working conditions.