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Casino workers reach contract deal
More than 4,000 hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip reached a tentative contract with the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, the latest in a string of recent union victories for over 40,000 hospitality workers on the Strip.
UAW files charge against Trump, Musk
The United Auto Workers filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the former president advocated for firing striking workers in a live-streamed interview on the social media platform X.
Students make poor eye contact
The average student’s ability to make and maintain eye contact has gotten worse compared with a decade ago, according to the majority of the K-12 teachers, principals and district leaders in a recent EdWeek Research Center survey.
Mixed results for UAW as it pushes south
The attempt by the United Auto Workers union to gain a stronger foothold in the politically conservative South faltered in mid-May when workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama, voted against joining the union.
Disneyland Resort actors vote union
Performers who play characters like Mickey Mouse and Goofy at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California voted overwhelmingly in May to join the Actors’ Equity Association.
School segregation on the rise
School segregation has been rising over the past three decades, with the greatest increase in large school districts, according to new research from Stanford University and the University of Southern California.