#collective-bargaining

#collective-bargaining

One year from today -- on Dec. 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET, to be exact -- the league's current labor agreement expires. As the owners and players look to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement, there are major hurdles to clear and some key areas of disagreement. Will we see a work stoppage in 2027? Is a salary cap coming? ESPN MLB experts Jeff Passan, Jesse Rogers and Alden Gonzalez field some of the biggest questions looming over the sport.

Unions representing French doctors have called for 'unprecedented' strike action starting on January 5th, in opposition to the draft 2026 social security bill. Seven doctors' unions issued a unified call for strike action on Wednesday, urging doctors to 'prepare for an unprecedented strike starting on Monday, January 5th.' The call for strikes specifically affects médecins libéraux, meaning self-employed doctors, such as GPs and specialists with their own practices, as well as medical students and interns (doctors in training).

One week into its open-ended unfair labor practices (ULP) strike, Starbucks Workers United is escalating its action, with hundreds of baristas in 25 additional cities joining picket lines. More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas are now striking at 95 stores in 65 cities, and new stores continue filing for union elections including five non-union shops that submitted petitions this week. The strike began Nov. 13 at about 65 unionized Starbucks stores in more than 40 cities under the banner Red Cup Rebellion.

The Dodgers had just been presented with the National League Championship trophy. Roberts, the Dodgers' manager, had something to say to a sellout crowd at Dodger Stadium, and to an audience watching on national television. "They said the Dodgers are ruining baseball," Roberts hollered. "Let's get four more wins and really ruin baseball." The Dodgers had just vanquished the Milwaukee Brewers, a team that did everything right, with four starting pitchers whose contracts total $1.35 billion.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Kaiser announced the five-day strike for 30,000 union employees in several states, including California, ended on Sunday. In a press release, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance, the union that represents Kaiser, agreed to resume bargaining on October 22-23. "Kaiser Permanente is resuming normal operations with a focus on the continued delivery of high-quality, affordable care to our members and communities."

Las Vegas Aces president Nikki Fargas poked a little fun at how challenging it is for WNBA franchises to prepare for the biggest free agency period in league history. "You're going to need to have Plan A, Plan B and Plan 9-1-1," Fargas said. "There is nothing normal about this offseason, so you can't look at it from a normal lens."

The British Columbia government has unveiled details of its last offer to striking public service workers, ahead of the expected expansion of job action by the B.C. General Employees' Union. The Finance Ministry says the government is proposing a 4.5 per cent compensation increase over two years, made up of both general wage increases and cost-of-living allowances. It says the union wants 15.75 per cent, while BCGEU President Paul Finch has

"Nobody goes into education to become rich, but we deserve what was guaranteed to us," Cindy Sexton, president of the Teacher's Association of Baltimore County (TABCO), told Truthout. After months of renegotiations regarding a pay-raise deal for teachers for the 2025-2026 school year, in mid-July, both TABCO and the school district reached an agreement that grants teachers less than they'd bargained for.

The TUC's Building a pro-worker AI innovation strategy paper warns that short-term priorities driven by the UK's corporate governance system mean AI may be used by some employers to cut costs and automate existing processes, rather than invest, expand and innovate. "Such decisions will more likely displace or deskill workers rather than augment, expand or retrain the workforce as part of technological upgrading," said the TUC.

The NFL and senior leaders of the NFL Players Association struck an unusual confidentiality agreement that hid the details of an arbitration agreement from players, including a finding that league executives had urged team owners to reduce player compensation.

I'm pleased that we've reached an agreement that stays within VTA's financial limits while fairly recognizing the contributions of our employees. This contract ensures manageable labor costs over the next four years and provides our workforce with the compensation they deserve.