CDP and DPFP to coordinate basic policies
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People will set up a forum shortly to coordinate basic policies in areas including the economy, foreign affairs …
UNIONS
Woolworths goes to Fair Work to end supply disruptions it says has cost it $50m in food sales
Supermarket giant Woolworths says strike action is hitting its bottom line to the tune of $50 million, asking the Fair Work Commission for a circuit-breaker to ban warehouse workers from …
‘Santa’s on strike’: Woolworths warehouse staff pack it in across NSW, VIC and ACT stores, with waning hope for Christmas resolution
Hundreds of picketing workers fighting Woolworths for better pay and conditions have delayed a warehouse reopening, leaving supermarket shelves bare. United Workers Union members are picketing the retail giant’s distribution …
Woolworths shelves stripped bare in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT as distribution workers strike
A strike by Woolworths distribution centre staff has left the supermarket giant’s shelves empty at stores across the eastern states. Supermarkets in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT have …
Stanford graduate workers agree on first contract with university
The union representing Stanford graduate workers said that they reached a tentative agreement Tuesday night with administrators on the workers’ first-ever contract with the university, averting a strike that would …
Boeing’s machinists strike is over but the troubled aerospace giant still faces many challenges – The Mercury News
By DAVID KOENIG, LINDSEY WASSON, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and CATHY BUSSEWITZ SEATTLE (AP) — Factory workers at Boeing have voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more …
Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract – The Mercury News
By DAVID KOENIG, LINDSEY WASSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SEATTLE (AP) — Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, …
SamTrans, bus operators set mediation date as contentious negotiations continue
SAN MATEO COUNTY — Two months after the union representing SamTrans bus operators voted to reject a new contract proposal, negotiators from the transit agency and the union have set …
Georgia-Pacific workers agree to contract, end strike after almost a month
ANTIOCH — After more than three weeks on strike, workers at the Georgia-Pacific gypsum plant here have finally reached an agreement that ends a dispute with the company over their wages. …
Dockworkers’ union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15
By TOM KRISHER DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. …