SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—After tech-shuttle drivers in San Francisco rejected a contract offer in mid-August, the two companies involved began training strikebreaker drivers—even though Teamsters Local 853 members have not authorized
DENVER, Colo.—Workers at Denver International Airport launched a campaign to win a $15-an-hour minimum wage with a rally Aug. 23 in front of the Denver City and County Building. Backed
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The union Service Employees International Union local representing local government employees in Central California is the latest to get hit with a lawsuit demanding that it refund fees
WASHINGTON, DC—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans to introduce a bill Sept. 5 that would force corporations such as Amazon, Walmart and McDonald’s to pay the government the full cost of
ORLANDO, Fla.—Under a tentative contract agreement announced Aug. 25 between Walt Disney World5 and the Service Trades Council Union, the minimum wage for the 38,000 workers the six-union coalition represents
Large for-profit corporations are necessary in modern American society. They employ large numbers of people. They produce goods and services with cost-reducing efficiencies that are not achievable by individuals or
WASHINGTON, DC—A federal judge has barred the federal government from enforcing most of three executive orders by President Donald Trump intended to weaken federal workers’ labor unions. U.S. District Judge
WASHINGTON, DC—The National Mediation Board dismissed accusations by United Airlines against UNITE HERE on Aug. 22, clearing the way for 2,700 in-flight catering workers to vote on whether to join
WASHINGTON, DC – President Trump on Thursday August 30th announced he would cancel a scheduled 2.1 percent across-the-board pay increase for federal workers. Trumps proposal can set up a fight with
Labor Day is a time for reflection. One issue dwarfs all others. Our losing battle to preserve Planet Earth looms over us as our self-cooling planet moves toward becoming a
