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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

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

Two strikes and two union drives signify labor unrest in the Ohio Valley
By: Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (OVR) — In the Ohio Valley, the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing labor shortage have encouraged workers to join what many say is a… Read More

Growing number of U.S. workers are pushing back against employers during “Striketober”
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union reached an agreement on a new film and TV contract this weekend, averting a strike that would have ground… Read More

West Virginia Unions Pressure Manchin To Back Biden On Infrastructure Plan
By: Don Gonyea | NPR
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In an evenly divided Senate, the moderate Democrat is key to passing President Biden’s massive infrastructure and jobs proposal. Now he’s facing pressure from unions back home to support the measure.

Suit Settled Over Union Dues And Both Sides Declare Victory
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Four state employees who opposed paying union dues have settled a lawsuit they filed against the state last year. And both sides are declaring themselves winners. National Right… Read More

Nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital Vote to Unionize
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Officials say registered nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital have voted to unionize. Service Employees International Union spokeswoman Sherri McKinney told The Herald-Dispatch that voting ended Wednesday… Read More

Cabell County EMS Workers in Seek to Unionize
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia county’s emergency responders have announced plans to unionize. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports dozens of Cabell County EMS employees showed their support for the initiative at… Read More

Five State Employees File Lawsuit Against State Leaders And Unions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Five state employees have filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming their rights have been violated by being required to pay union dues. Four employees with the Ohio Department of… Read More

Unions Accuse FirstEnergy Solutions Of Backing Out Of Agreements
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Several unions representing workers at the state’s two nuclear plants are objecting to a new bankruptcy plan by FirstEnergy Solutions, saying the energy generator’s latest filing would not honor union contracts…. Read More

W.Va. Supreme Court Extends Delay in Union Case Enforcement
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has extended a delay in enforcing a lower court ruling that struck down part of a state law allowing workers to… Read More

Key Lawmaker Says Not To Expect A “Right To Work” Bill Anytime Soon
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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One of Ohio’s key supporters of the controversial anti-union measure “right to work” says he’s not going to push for it anymore. Republican Rep. John Becker says he still supports the idea of not requiring workers to… Read More

Behind The Campaign To Get Teachers To Leave Their Unions
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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Well-funded groups are spreading the word: Teachers no longer have to support the union that represents them.

Supreme Court Deals Blow To Government Unions
By: Scott Horsley | Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday 5-4 that states may not force public employees to pay agency fees to unions of which they are not a member.