Teamsters Local 135 union leaders claim at least one Horseshoe Indianapolis casino worker was fired in retaliation for supporting employees who are on strike. The recent termination comes after nearly 150 workers went on strike late last week.

Around 150 Indiana casino workers started a strike Friday against Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville.

Over 200 casino workers in Central Indiana overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for union recognition. The Hoosier workers are also demanding better short-term disability pay, increased wages and safer parking lots. The vote to authorize a strike does not mean workers will strike.

Starbucks union workers rallied outside of a store in downtown Indianapolis Thursday as part of a national push for fair labor contracts. Union members are demanding better wages and benefits and increased hours.

Kroger union members gathered across the street from an Indianapolis store Sunday to demand higher wages and better benefits. This push comes after the union rejected Kroger's recent contract proposal. This is the second tentative agreement the union has rejected in under two months.

Kroger union members and management will head back to the bargaining table next week to negotiate a contract for workers in over 60 Central Indiana stores.

Indiana has seen a wide range of union action this year — from some workers unionizing their workplace, or successfully negotiating new contracts, to others demonstrating outside of the Statehouse.

Under an amendment, school corporations and charter schools that participate in the pilot program could be exempt from certain regulations like collective bargaining; training for things like abuse, neglect and suicide prevention; and teacher performance evaluations.

United Auto Workers union members at Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis overwhelmingly approved a new contract Wednesday.

The National Labor Relations Board this week overruled a metal powder manufacturing company’s objections to a successful unionization vote by its workers. The ruling means the union will now be able to move forward in the collective bargaining process.