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City Manager Spencer Cronk had tried to push a four-year deal. He was let go ahead of Wednesday's vote.
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The Austin Federation of Musicians has been active in Austin since 1907.
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The measure will hold contractors working on district property to a higher standard. The resolution requires any entity awarded a bid for a bond project to provide safety training, living wages and independent on-site monitoring.
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Nurses hope the union will mean more power in negotiating pay and lead to better working conditions amid pandemic-era turnover.
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A strike could have cost the country billions per day and added to the already high costs of goods.
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Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.
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Workers at the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse organized a strike this week after their demands for increased pay by the end of June weren't met.
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Following union elections at two Austin coffee shops, workers will now be able to bargain for better working conditions. But Starbucks may not make it easy.
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Union support is the highest it's been in decades in the U.S. We clear up a few questions about how they work in Texas.
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Three local Starbucks have joined the national movement to unionize. They say they started organizing to address scheduling issues, COVID policies and poor management decisions.