Alexandra Bradbury

On the heels of one-day strikes, Washington's highest court announced it will start charging a penalty of $100,000 a day for illegally underfunding public schools.

Underlining Strikers' Point, Court Fines Washington for Underfunding Schools

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Eight years after accepting a drastic two-tier system of wages and benefits—and nearly a decade since the first tier got a raise—the United Auto Workers are bargaining with the Big 3 automakers.

Can Auto Shed Its Tiers?

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It’s this year’s biggest private-sector bargaining, covering 100,000 workers. But the national deal due June 4 may reveal widening cracks in the giant health system's celebrated partnership with unions.

Will Kaiser's Labor Partnership Crack?

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Are the chickens finally coming home to roost for Teamsters brass? After the Hoffa administration forced concessions onto unwilling members, opponents are teaming up in the 2016 race.

Angry at Givebacks, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Hoffa

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A new Labor Board ruling could finally unstick the unionization of professors in the private sector—a project that’s been stalled for 35 years.

At Last, Private Sector Faculty Get Green Light to Unionize

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The right to vote for top officers will now be permanently enshrined in the Teamster constitution. And after a wave of anger at concessions, some of Hoffa’s big opponents are teaming up against him.

Teamsters Secure their Right to Vote, In Time for 2016 Election

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