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How much are WNBA players worth? The league’s future lies in the answer.

September 15, 2025 | The Washington Post

The WNBA will crown a champion in mid-October—but the Finals could be just a preview for the biggest battle of the year. The collective bargaining agreement is set to expire two weeks later.

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WNBA’s labor battle gives young stars crash course in business

August 18, 2025 | The Washington Post

A wave of young players will play a large chunk of their careers under an collective bargaining agreement expected to be unprecedented after the league has seen dramatic growth in attention, ticket sales and viewership.

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UPDATE: Strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants declared illegal

August 18, 2025 | Associated Press

The strike at Canada’s largest airline entered its third day on Monday and is affecting about 130,000 travelers per day during the peak summer travel season

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Thousands of Midwest Boeing workers who build fighter jets, weapons go on strike

August 4, 2025 | Associated Press

The vote followed a weeklong cooling-off period after the machinists rejected a proposed contract that included a 20% wage increase over four years and $5,000 ratification bonuses.

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Trump fires labor statistics chief after large revision to jobs report

August 2, 2025 | The Washington Post

Revisions to job reports are common, but Trump claimed the changes were “rigged” to make him look bad. The episode underscores questions about the independence and stability of the federal agencies tasked with reporting the nation’s most critical economic data.

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WNBA players say league’s proposal for new CBA falls short after All-Star bargaining meeting

July 17, 2025 | Associated Press

Players opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement last October and are seeking a better revenue-sharing model, increased salaries, improved benefits, and a softer salary cap.

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Hundreds of Duke Energy workers preparing to go on strike

June 13, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Nearly 1,000 union workers at Duke Energy Indiana are set for an “imminent work stoppage” over a contract dispute with the Plainfield-based utility.

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More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code

May 15, 2025 | Associated Press

Starbucks put new limits starting Monday on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.

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UPDATE: Indianapolis public defenders’ union rallies for arbitration in first contract

April 7, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Arbitration, which would bring in a third party to settle labor disputes between a union and employer, isn’t an issue they’re willing to compromise on, workers said.

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Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers

March 7, 2025 | Associated Press

The Transportation Security Administration has about 50,000 staffers—called transportation safety officers—at airports around the country.

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Rolls-Royce, UAW reach tentative pact, averting 800-worker strike

February 26, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Negotiators for the UAW Local 933 were seeking increases in wages, an end to wage tiers, and a cost-of-living adjustment for all members.

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Trump’s pro-union labor secretary pick highlights GOP tensions

February 20, 2025 | The Washington Post

While Trump loyalists have rallied behind Lori Chavez-DeRemer, she faces skepticism from some GOP senators whose support she may need.

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Women’s basketball players formed an advocacy group. They can’t get a meeting.

February 18, 2025 | The Washington Post

The association has at least one rep from every Big Ten team and a majority of SEC programs. Both conferences declined to meet.

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U.S. employers add 143,000 jobs, jobless rate falls to 4%

February 7, 2025 | Associated Press

Most Americans still enjoy unusual job security. But for those looking for work, the job hunt has been getting harder compared with the red-hot hiring days of 2021-2023.

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Union membership continued to fall in 2024, hitting new low

January 28, 2025 | The Washington Post

The decrease in the union membership rate happened in part because a solid labor market added 2.2 million jobs in 2024, with nonunion positions growing at a faster pace than union ones.

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Teacher pay, more funding top requests by Indiana’s largest teachers union

December 11, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indiana State Teachers Association, which represents roughly 40,000 Hoosier educators, released a priority agenda on Tuesday—just weeks before state lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse.

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Small business owners breathe easier over labor costs after decision to strike down overtime rule

November 26, 2024 | Associated Press

On Nov. 15, a federal judge in Texas blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.

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Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

November 5, 2024 | Associated Press

According to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the 33,000 workers it represents can return to work as soon as Wednesday or as late as Nov. 12.

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Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract and continue 6-week strike

October 23, 2024 | Associated Press

Boeing lost $6.17 billion in its latest quarter. The company hasn’t had a profitable year since 2018, and Wednesday’s numbers represented the second-worst quarter in the manufacturer’s history.

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WNBA players opt out of contract in push for higher compensation

October 22, 2024 | Bloomberg News

The Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it has a handful of priorities for negotiations, including getting a cut of revenue, higher salaries, and improving benefits for retirees and pregnancy.

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