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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

The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s the end of the road for one of the nation’s largest freight carriers. Yellow, a trucking company that just three years ago took a $700… Read More
![Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition gather for a picture on a balcony at the Danville Institute of Advanced Learning and Research. Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition. [Conner Woodruff | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AOMC-900x422.png)
Regional education leaders visit a school in Virginia to find clues for preserving the manufacturing industry
By: Conner Woodruff
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DANVILLE, Virginia (WOUB) — A group of higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia traveled to the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research hoping to learn how to… Read More

Ohio University workers union delivers nearly 800 petitions to President Sherman
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Union workers and supporters rallied on campus Wednesday afternoon before delivering a petition to Ohio University President Hugh Sherman requesting the university rescind pandemic-based staffing and… Read More

As holidays near, a nationwide rail strike is still on the table. Here’s the latest
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON D.C. (NPR) – Remember earlier this fall when the country came within hours of a nationwide rail strike? We could soon see a repeat of that scenario. The nation’s… Read More

Union rallies at Ohio University for higher pay and more employees
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Members of the union representing Ohio University’s culinary, custodial and maintenance staff rallied on campus Friday for increased pay and hiring. According to Ted Linscott, president… Read More

Idled General Motors Plant’s Union Leader to Transfer
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio union leader once called out on Twitter by President Donald Trump says he is transferring to another General Motors location. Dave Green tells The… Read More

Union: Hospital Workers in Ky., W.Va. Ratify 3-Year Contract
By: Associated Press
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HARLAN, Ky. (AP) – A union says hospital workers in Kentucky and West Virginia have approved a three-year contract. WYMT-TV reports the United Steelworkers union announced the ratification of the… Read More

Thousands Attend Union Rally At West Virginia Capitol
By: Associated Press
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The West Virginia AFL-CIO estimates that about 7,000 people attended a rally protesting actions and proposals by the state’s Republican Legislature. The “Mountaineer Workers Rising Rally” at the state Capitol… Read More