Labor unions

Starbucks employees at a Boston store have joined their colleagues across the country in striking over what they describe as unfair labor practices by the company. Starbucks baristas have said they will strike through Christmas Eve, pushing for better pay and benefits as the union, Starbucks Workers United, negotiates a contract. Workers in other major cities, including Seattle, Los Angeles...

Workers United, the union behind the strike that started on Friday, represents more than 10,500 workers at 525 stores.

After months of contract negotiations, the union representing over 600 concessions workers at TD Garden says it may go on strike, in part because of the venue’s move toward more self-checkout kiosks. “What we’re really concerned about is that some of these stands that are currently operating with five or six of our members, maybe more, could be reduced to...

The leader of a union representing paraprofessionals at schools in Medford, Massachusetts, is under investigation. A police report reveals that officials with the Medford Paraprofessional Union hired an accountant to check out the union’s books over embezzlement concerns, finding that $50,000 could be missing. “We have many questions,” said union member Rosemary Saeed. “We’re very concerned.” Members want answers about...

Students in three Massachusetts communities have been out of school for nearly two weeks as teachers remain on strike. Melissa Wiley’s 9-year-old son, Nazayah, is ready to get back to class in Beverly, but schools in the city are empty — as are schools in Gloucester and Marblehead. All three districts will remain closed Thursday. Teachers the communities are demanding...

Students in three Massachusetts communities were not in school Tuesday, schools in those districts will be closed again Wednesday as teacher strikes continue on the North Shore. Educators in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead have been fighting for new contracts, forcing about 1,000 students out of the classroom Tuesday. After a long day of bargaining sessions, there are still no contract...

Teachers in three North Shore towns are taking to the picket line. Educators in Beverly and Gloucester voted to strike on Thursday. On Friday, Marblehead also authorized a strike, starting Tuesday. All three districts are striking over stalled contract negotiations. Under state law, public employees are prohibited from striking, making all of the strikes illegal. In Marblehead Saturday, union leader…

Teachers in three North Shore towns are taking to the picket line. Educators in Beverly and Gloucester voted to strike on Thursday. On Friday, Marblehead also authorized a strike, starting Tuesday. All three districts are striking over stalled contract negotiations. Under state law, public employees are prohibited from striking, making all of the strikes illegal. In Marblehead Saturday, union leader...

Teachers in Marblehead, Massachusetts, are the latest in the state to authorize a strike, the Marblehead Education Association confirmed Friday. The union said 99% of its educators voted to strike, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 12. The union said they are fighting for a contract that includes things like a safety committee, additional recess time for younger students, access to bereavement leave...

Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts will be able to negotiate wages, benefits and working conditions, under a ballot question approved on Tuesday. With 95% of the votes counted as of 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 54% of voters supported Question 3 and 46% were against it. The campaign waited overnight while more ballots were counted and declared victory on Wednesday...

The New York Times Tech Guild announced Monday morning it is officially on an unfair labor practice strike, just one day before the presidential election. 

Hundreds of Hilton hotel workers in Boston who have been on strike for weeks have reached a tentative agreement on a new deal. UNITE HERE Local 26 said Tuesday night that an agreement was in place to end the strike if members vote to ratify the contract Thursday afternoon. The union says about 765 workers at four Hilton properties in...

Nurses voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to authorize a one-day strike at Newton-Wellesley Hospital amid an ongoing contract dispute, their union said.

Over 600 hotel workers from two Omni properties in Boston had been on an open-ended strike since Oct. 14.

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After months of negotiations with Omni hotels and about a week of over 600 workers on strike in Boston, the union unanimously approved a tentative contract agreement Sunday to send those employees back to work Monday morning. The tentative agreement was reached late Friday night and ratified Sunday afternoon. The president of UNITE HERE Local 26 says it’s a historic...

The hotel workers strike at two Boston hotels has been suspended as a tentative agreement was reached, the union announced Friday night. Workers at Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport are no longer picketing, the union 685 UNITE HERE Local 26 announced, with a vote to ratify the contract set for Sunday. The union didn’t release details on...

An agreement has been made to end the dockworker strike that began earlier this week.

Striking dockworkers and the ports they are picketing could not come to an agreement Wednesday. The International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike just after midnight Tuesday after the expiration of the union’s contract with the ports. The workers are calling for higher wages and protections from automation. With uncertainty over when the strike will end and the economic impacts...

Workers are looking for higher wages and protection from automation.

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Dockworkers with the International Longshoremen’s Association began walking the picket lines early Tuesday after the ILA and U.S. Maritime Alliance failed to reach agreement on new contracts.