Washington, DC — Upon release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual report on union membership and earnings, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has launched
The Economic Policy Institute has reported that US employers spend an estimated $340 million each year to fight against unionization, hiring union avoidance consultants. And in 41.5% of all union
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently issued citations to Amazon for failing to keep workers safe. OSHA carried out an unprecedented group of coordinated
Teamsters at United Airlines have ratified an agreement that includes significant wage increases for over 8,200 technicians and related classifications nationwide. “When our administration took office last year, we made
On Jan. 26, nurses across the nation rallied for safe staffing. The issue of staff-to-patient ratios is their number one cause, even above fair wages. The demonstrators were members of
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that illegally fired workers should get more than just back pay. Rather than just getting back their lost wages, other costs associated with
An AFL-CIO blog has linked the end of Roe v. Wade with the struggles of working people. Instead of a 50th anniversary celebration of the historic ruling, SCOTUS’ recent ruling
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that illegally fired workers should get more than just back pay. Rather than just getting back their lost wages, other costs associated with
The Economic Policy Institute has released new data showing that the number of U.S. workers represented by a union was more than 16 million in 2022. That is an increase
The notoriously anti-union Right-To-Work Law could be on its way out in Michigan. After the re-election of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the fact that Democrats won control of both the
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