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Ohio University officials won’t yet commit to remaining neutral on efforts to form a faculty union
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University leadership say they cannot yet commit to remaining neutral as faculty pursue their drive to form a union, and are also not yet convinced… Read More
![A Kroger store is shown in Cross Lanes, W.Va](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24061678474920-e1709581678842-900x422.jpg)
Union reaches a tentative contract at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bargainers for a union representing workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states reached a tentative agreement with the grocery chain on… Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (center) at a meeting of the Governor’s Executive Workforce Board at Kokosing Construction in Westerville.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-3-e1709836002280-900x422.webp)
Ohio rolls out an education and career advancement site targeting labor shortages
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state launched a new online education and career resource Tuesday: the Ohio Career Navigator. Once Ohioans take a survey on the now-live site… Read More
![Kyle Butler, an associate professor of instruction at Ohio University, addresses a pro-union rally as Matthew deTar, an assistant professor of communications, looks on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OU-union-rally-e1709679566724-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University faculty gather more than enough signatures in their union drive
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – An effort to unionize faculty at Ohio University resulted in more than enough signatures to file a petition with the state. The United Academics of Ohio… Read More
![A Kroger store is shown in Cross Lanes, W.Va](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24061678474920-e1709581678842-900x422.jpg)
Union rejects Kroger’s contract offer at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Union workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states have voted to reject the grocery chain’s contract proposal and give their bargaining… Read More
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West Virginia pathologists perform twice as many autopsies as industry standard amid shortages
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Forensic pathologists in West Virginia are being asked to perform at least twice as many autopsies as the national best practice standard, resulting in significant delays,… Read More
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Have a complaint about CVS? So do pharmacists: Many just walked out
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Pharmacists working for CVS stores are walking off the job, resorting to a drastic form of protest to highlight what they say are unsafe and stressful work… Read More
![Students protest higher ed bill at Ohio Statehouse on June 14, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-4-e1694469757368-900x422.webp)
Dozens of unions in Ohio are coming together to oppose the controversial higher education bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of unions known as “We Are Ohio,” along with 73 additional unions sent a letter to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill),… Read More
![United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/auto-workers-photo-845247d0e85fe0bb3ea7373044c25c80cf118565-scaled-e1694102645337-900x422.jpg)
Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise
By: Danielle Kaye | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — As a potential strike looms over the Detroit Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is pushing for a substantial pay raise for its members: 46% over… Read More
![A black and white Help Wanted sign sits on the side of the road](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-1-e1693940748481-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s economy is hot. What will make it even better for workers and businesses?
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s economy is tipping toward workers, after years of favoring businesses and employers. That’s the conclusion in an annual report from a progressive think… Read More
![UPS workers walk a "practice picket line" in New York City on July 7, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1513202659-1bb2e075d701bf0f96e5f1d712cb07786ed342e9-scaled-e1693858772385-900x422.jpg)
4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes
By: Andrea Hsu | Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — This Labor Day, one thing’s for sure: Organized labor is on the move. Unions have already notched some big wins this year, including at UPS — and… Read More
![A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a check cashing shop in Los Angeles on June 2, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1495475046-2-e4ea27378203e2540a2e33a816cf486711f640cf-scaled-e1693588387974-900x422.jpg)
The job market continues to expand at a healthy clip as U.S. heads into Labor Day
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The job market is holding steady as the country heads into the Labor Day weekend. Employers added 187,000 positions to the job market last month, marking a… Read More
![A 'Now Hiring' sign posted on the window of a business looking to hire workers on May 05, 2023 in Miami, Florida.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gettyimages-1487833282-1-e59af4dfe68f1e8a3f8072c3e0bcf773db8e697c-scaled-e1693435840492-900x422.jpg)
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Millions of salaried workers would be newly eligible for overtime pay under a proposal unveiled by the Biden administration Wednesday, but the draft rule is likely to… Read More
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UPS union calls off strike threat after securing pay raises for workers
By: Danielle Kaye | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Teamsters union said it has secured pay raises for United Parcel Service workers, averting what would have been one of the largest strikes in U.S. history…. Read More
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Amazingly, the U.S. job market continues to roar. Here are the 5 things to know
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s still a good time to be looking for a job. The latest employment report from the Labor Department showed the country’s job market remained red… Read More
![United Airlines pilots participate in a picket line at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2023. They hold blue, white and yellow picket signs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-1489507976-26d5e09dff9928c31ac8a325f47b2b45ee58381d-scaled-e1684776128425-900x422.jpg)
The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the departures hall of Washington Dulles International Airport, hundreds of uniformed airline pilots filed silently past travelers pulling suitcases and children toward the check-in kiosks. Faces… Read More
![An ironworker scales a column during construction of a municipal building in Norristown, Pa.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ap23066610625011_custom-55f04d2d24f8c6914317ac04ab77bcbb3da15244-scaled-e1680792517279-900x422.jpg)
Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce
By: Mary Yang | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — When President Biden inked the $1 trillion deal to give roads, bridges and transit systems a boost, union officials and business leaders said a large scale investment… Read More
![A young girl learns to make coffee in a coffee shop as two other young girls watch behind her](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download-3-e1678473460488-900x422.webp)
The Ohio Senate passes a bill to allow children to work longer hours during the school year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Ohio businesses say they are having trouble finding employees, especially low-skilled labor. The Ohio Senate has passed a bill its sponsors say will… Read More
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An explosion at an Ohio metals plant kills 1 worker, injures 13
By: Associated Press
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OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — A maintenance worker was killed in explosion at an Ohio metals plant that sparked a large fire and sent more than a dozen people to hospitals, with… Read More
![A guy works on a laptop at his desk. He has headphones, a keyboard, a mouse and his phone in front of him.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_2146943003-e1676912319174-900x422.jpg)
The costs and benefits of switching to a 4-day work week
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — In 1926, Henry Ford instituted a five-day, 40-hour work week with no loss in pay for having Saturdays off. Now, there’s a push to consider a four-day, 32-hour… Read More
![Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center on January 20, 2015 in Tracy, California.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-461841936-39296711f1a35b0a5d01aa30080a864c5529ddaa-scaled-e1674073213956-900x422.jpg)
Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers, government finds
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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Updated January 18, 2023 at 2:01 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Federal safety inspectors have concluded that the twisting, bending and long reaches that Amazon warehouse workers perform as… Read More
![Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ap22258054667701-e7387d8f90cf99e174f2209e584317a177102aa9-scaled-e1663259971854-900x422.jpg)
Biden says a tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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Updated September 15, 2022 at 8:22 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A strike that could have halted both freight and passenger trains across the country seems to have been… Read More
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
Columbus teachers approve new three-year contract to end strike
By: Matthew Rand | Steve Brown | WOSU
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Updated, August 29, 2022, 8:27 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Columbus teachers have approved a new three-year labor deal to end the strike that started last week. The Columbus… Read More
![Striking workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital pose for a picture in front of a union bus](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Striking-workers-at-Cabell-Huntington-Hospital-pose-for-a-picture-in-November.-scaled-e1643142011234-900x422.jpg)
Labor organizing in the Ohio Valley goes beyond coal
By: Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ELKVIEW, W.Va. (OVR) — In late December, West Virginia union members and supporters gathered in the small town of Elkview, about 20 minutes outside of Charleston. Dozens of linemen, coal… Read More
![Gifts on a trash can lid and an open mailbox](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img-7609-scaled-e1639417497777-900x422.jpg)
Neither snow nor rain nor anything over $20: some tips on holiday tipping
By: Kabir Bhatia | WKSU
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KENT, Ohio (WKSU) — ‘Tis the season for holiday shopping as we choose just the right gifts for friends, family, and the service people who will be delivering our gifts… Read More
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