Ascension to Lock Nurses Out for Days After One-Day Strike

The hospital strikes back, but at what cost to patients?

"...as a union-busting tactic and have filed an Unfair Labor Practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (though..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hays County Medics Are Officially Unionized

Election over, work begins

"...have unionized following a successful election with the National Labor Relations Board. What one organizer predicted would be an..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Stands Firm: No Oversight, No Police Contract

City's negotiations with the Austin Police Association hit a major roadblock

"...in accord with the views of Austin voters. Acting Labor Relations Officer Sarah Griffin called this position, which is..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Helps Firefighters Keep Arbitration on the Table

Blocking the exits

"...Kitchen's item requires City Manager Spencer Cronk and his Labor Relations team to agree to arbitration with the AFA..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Drive to Unionize the Statesman Newsroom Prevails

Strength in numbers

"...do so through an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. (The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's newsroom union was..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

EMS Contract: Not Over Yet

Council poised to send city, ATCEMSA back to negotiating table

"...meet-and-confer negotiations with the Austin-Travis County EMS Association. City Labor Rela­tions staff was on hand to explain to Council..."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

NLRB Settlement ... Cap Metro Politics

Union President Wyatt says it's a vindication of workers' rights

"...drivers and mechanics, announced a settlement of the National Labor Relations Board action against Travis Transit Man­age­ment Inc., subcontractor..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Fired employee claims retaliation for union organizing

"...of the World filed federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board against local grocery chain Fresh Plus, citing..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

The Whole Foods Cure for Herpes

Whole Foods Market lays off a group of low-wage employees.

"...planet, Mackey is vociferously anti-union, having notoriously compared tolerating labor unions to having herpes: "It doesn't kill you, but..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Will the Charges Stick?

The National Labor Relations Board issues a formal complaint against Van Os and Associates

"...On March 29, the National Labor Relations Board, acting through its Acting General Counsel, issued..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Battle on the Shuttle

For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro

"...Cordie Ray, the basis for the ongoing and fractious labor dispute between the shuttle drivers and Capital Metro subcontractor..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What Will the Neighbors Think?

The Labor Process

"...order of the day appears to be the day labor center's move from its current site at Cesar Chavez..."

June 4, 1999 News Column by Amy Smith

Voters Want Strong Police Oversight. Will the City Deliver It?

Oversight undermined

"...as of late. Deven Desai, who was the city's Labor Relations Officer before taking a human resources job at..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bullies Will Be Bullies

Decoding Jimmy Flannigan and Ken Casaday's most recent tiff

"...similar demand this summer. APA negotiators told the city's Labor Relations team that the ongoing delay was "silly" and..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Third-Party Police Oversight?

You're kidding.

"...session between the Austin Police Association and the city's Labor Relations team ended in a stalemate. After the union..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: At War on Two Wheels

More scooters, a possible interim deal with the APA, and more from City Hall

"...The Austin Police Association and the city's Labor Relations team went back to the negotiating table on..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Interim City: The Biggest Local News Stories of 2017

Welcome to Austin, where a quarter of city management has been temporary. That's just the beginning of our issues.

"...Health, Watershed Protection, and Aviation. We'll need a chief labor relations officer and new police monitor, two assistant city..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Headlines

"...R.I.P. Tom Stribling: Interim Labor Relations Officer Tom Stribling passed away on Tuesday morning...."

June 2, 2017 News Feature

Council: Digging a Firebreak

Council passes resolution regarding AFD

"...– could mark the turning point in the long-troubled labor/management relations at the Austin Fire Department...."

Feb. 9, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Hold That Bus!

New labor deal proposed for Cap Metro waits for willing riders

"...plenty more stops on the way to resolving the labor situation at Capital Metro...."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Funding Questions Follow Cap Metro's Court Win

Court victory creates more tension between labor and transit agency

"...As if the relationship between Capital Met­ro and its unionized workers weren't already..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Palmer Picket Persists

"...about as close to a state of war between labor and management as you can get without an actual..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Police Oversight Office Ramps Up Community Complaints Investigations

APD has only suspended one officer over the past year

"...6, with the Austin Police Association over a long-term labor contract. The contract will decide how much Austin police..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

YouTube Music Workers Laid Off in Possible Retaliation for Organizing

City Council lends support

"...early last year, the union has filed nine unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

United Auto Workers Has Sights Set on Tesla

Tesla offers raises amid organizing buildup

"...The UAW tried to unionize Tesla’s Fremont, California factory..."

Jan. 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

YouTube Music Workers Call Strike Against Local Contractor

Cognizant's return-to-office order viewed as possible union-busting tactic

"...The AWU filed an unfair labor practice claim with the National Labor Relations Board in..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Yo Cops! Defund Our Election

Austin Police Association spends big on scheme to screw up civilian oversight

"...VOPA, unlike Equity Action (which is also supported by labor unions, among others), got 99.5% of its funding to..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Unionization: Everyone’s Doing It

Sept. 30: More than 70% of nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Central Austin, part of Texas’ largest private hospital network, vote to form a union.

"...It's been a lively year for the labor movement in Austin, with multiple organizing successes to its..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Hall Focuses on Housing Costs, EMS Talks

Council to consider resolution evaluating impact of zoning on housing supply

"...Staff will analyze how land costs, labor and materials, financing, and "city costs" all influence median..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...CLEAT lacked just cause to fire him. An Unfair Labor Practice indictment went out to the National Labor Relations..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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