unions

Ahead of the start of Starbucks's holiday season, union baristas have voted to authorize a strike against the company. Workers in Oklahoma recently announced they are ready to join the strike.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced he is resigning from his elected position as the state's top education official in a national television appearance.

Transport Workers Union Local 555 — which represents ramp, operations, provisioning and freight workers with the Dallas-based carrier — still needs to send the deal to its members for a full vote.

Union members and labor experts agree that a collective sense of job insecurity and frustration over wages and working conditions are driving activity in the region.