Labor Unions

Austin's labor contract with the police union will likely expire at the end of March. The move Thursday aims to reduce officer attrition at the understaffed department.

The decision could push officers to retire at a time when the department is short-staffed.

City Manager Spencer Cronk had tried to push a four-year deal. He was let go ahead of Wednesday's vote.

The Austin Federation of Musicians has been active in Austin since 1907.

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.

Nurses hope the union will mean more power in negotiating pay and lead to better working conditions amid pandemic-era turnover.

A strike could have cost the country billions per day and added to the already high costs of goods.

Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.

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.

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.