New York, NY – As this week’s Blue Collar Buzz episode demonstrated, American workers may continue to be under siege, but when we fight back, we also win. [Listen Here]
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear the most important case of the year for non-unionized workers when it considers the National Labor Relations Board’s ban against employers
Washington—Teachers in the United States make on average less than 60% as much as other professionals with similar levels of education, according to a report released Sept. 12 by the
San Diego, Calif.—The union representing most of San Diego County’s 17,000 employees has ratified a new contract. More than 75% of the voters approved the five-year agreement, Service Employees International
Lapeer, Mich.—The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 12 that the state’s 2013 law banning the union shop gave a county clerk the right to stop paying union dues even
Santa Fe Springs, Calif.—Almost 20 years after they first tried to form a union, the workers at Wismettac Asian Foods voted 75-22 on Sept. 19 to join Teamsters Local 630
Lansing, Mich.—The Michigan Civil Service Commission on Sept. 20 voted 3-1 to prohibit state workers’ unions from bargaining on issues related to the “employer’s right to assign staff,” including scheduling
Atlantic Beach, N.C.—The North Carolina State AFL-CIO unanimously elected MaryBe McMillan president Sept. 15. McMillan, the state federation’s secretary-treasurer since 2005, will be its first woman leader. She succeeds James
National Report from Washington – first in a monthly series by Robert Weiner and Ben Lasky After deferring to China for Korea and seeing no results, President Trump’s return to
Burlington, Vt.—Teachers in Burlington, Vt. went on strike Sept. 14 after a nine-hour negotiating session with the city school board failed to produce a contract agreement. Burlington Education Association President
