Unions

The Avon Historical Society will present an exhibit on the Battle of Gettysburg at the Avon Free Public Library starting in June and going through July to cooincide with the 150th anniversary of that pivotal Civil War battle, according to an...

As the afternoon wore on, the number of union members on the picket lines at the University of California medical centers started to thin. But hundreds of workers concerned about staffing levels and pension reforms planned to continue striking...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men...

A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...

(Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-...

(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...

University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...

By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout...

A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...

Members of the union representing Los Angeles firefighters voted down a proposal to increase dues to finance aggressive political campaigns, union leaders said Tuesday. The leadership of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City wanted members to pay...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred...

In 2012, Fort Monroe's official May 24 history celebration arrived the way the undersized, counterproductively divided Fort Monroe National Monument had arrived: notably late and wrongly defined. Officials were celebrating Fort Monroe events from 1861...