CHARLESTON — Union workers at nearly three dozen Kroger stores in West Virginia could be headed for the picket line after soundly rejecting the company’s contract offer […]
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Guest essay: W.Va. flourishing as a right-to-work state
by Jordan Maynor In the years since West Virginia adopted right-to-work legislation, our state has witnessed a staggering influx of more than $12 billion in new business […]
The union idea and its adversaries
by Andrew Moss American workers made great strides in 2023. Autoworkers, UPS drivers, Kaiser health workers, screenwriters and actors all scored significant gains in earnings and benefits […]
UMWA president all in on the Manchin and Schumer deal
CHARLESTON — The United Mine Workers union is firmly behind the deal — the Inflation Reduction Bill — struck by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority […]
Union victory at a single Starbucks a good sign for the labor movement
by Steven Greenhouse Last week’s union victory at a single Starbucks in Buffalo, N.Y., may seem small, but it has huge symbolic importance. It is the only […]
Mylan union wants to use letter for leverage
The employee parking lot at the Mylan-Viatris facility was conspicuously empty Monday afternoon as traffic bustled by on nearby Chestnut Ridge Road. This past Saturday was the […]
UMWA doesn’t always represent miners’ values
GRAYSVILLE, Pennsylvania – When coal mine employee John Morecraft heard last Monday that United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts approved of President Joe Biden’s plan […]
Teacher strike bill becomes law without governor’s signature
MORGANTOWN – The bill spelling out penalties for teachers and school personnel who go on strike has become law, but without the governor’s endorsement. SB 11 passed […]
A fourth Mason Dixon student tests positive
A fourth student at Mason Dixon Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus, after attending the same birthday party as three classmates who also came home […]
AFT chapter president wants Mon schools with COVID cases listed by name
On its website Monday afternoon, Monongalia County Schools reported positive coronavirus cases among 17 of its students, citing numbers from last week. Three employees also tested positive. […]