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LABOR UNIONS

Labor unions are legally recognized representatives for workers. The most prominent unions are found among public sector employees, including police officers and teacher. This topic covers the news and analysis on labor unions in the U.S. and abroad.

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New Video Series: Unions Make the Middle Classmore

After 45 years of driving a cab in New York City, Beresford Simmons says the emergence of the National Taxi Workers...

Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants Available for Union Tornado Survivor...more

Oklahoma City-area union members who were impacted by tornadoes and who participate in Union Plus programs may be...

U.S. Workers Protest International Labor Rights Abuses at Mondelēzmore

At today’s Mondelēz International's shareholder meeting, the IUF, the international union body representing food...

How You Can Help the Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Reliefmore

UPDATE: The death toll from the Moore tornado has been revised downward and stands at 24 as of noon today.

New York Times Article Highlights Immigrant Workers and California Uni...more

While, according to official government statistics, union density declined last year, there were a handful of states...

Minnesota Family Child Care Providers and Personal Care Attendants Win...more

AFSCME Council 5 sends us this exciting update from Minnesota: After a debate that took nearly 10 hours over three...

Make It a Union-Made Memorial Day Barbecuemore

Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to the summer holiday season. While the day honors those who have given their...

Attack on NLRB Worst Since the 1930smore

Wilma Liebman who served 14 years on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—including chairwoman from...

Ramos: Building Latino Membership Through New Technologiesmore

Join Elianne Ramos on Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. EDT for the third in our series of live online discussions on how to...

Changing One Woman's Life in Oklahoma in Only Eight Hoursmore

Dorothy was a longtime activist with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Oklahoma State AFL-CIO.

Here's What You Said: Building a Stronger Labor Movement for People of...more

In our second online discussion on how build a stronger movement for working people Dr. Steven Pitts, labor policy...

Retailers Key to Bangladesh Worker Safety, Investors Tell Walmart, Gapmore

A coalition of faith organizations, investors and labor groups—including the AFL-CIO—is urging major U.S.

Hall of Fame Honors Three Women Labor Trailblazersmore

Three pioneering and historic women labor trailblazers were inducted into Labor’s International Hall of Fame Thursday...

Republican Filibuster Next Battle for NLRB Nominees?more

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been under “relentless political attack [and] many elected officials are...

Durazo: 'Los Angeles...the Low-Wage Capital of the Nation'more

Journalists are fixated on union members' donations to the Los Angeles mayoral race to elect Wendy Greuel, Maria Elena...

Stop Aspiring Citizen Deportations, Groups Tell White Housemore

The Obama administration should suspend deportations of aspiring citizens who would be eligible for a pathway to...

Effort to Stop Koch Brothers’ Takeover of L.A. Times Gains Momentummore

Don’t sell out to the Koch brothers / Don’t let the brothers in the door / We don’t want them taking over / That is...

Bangladesh Government Moves to Ease Unionizationmore

The Bangladesh Cabinet approved a change to the nation’s labor laws that it says would enable workers to more freely...

IAM, TWU Come Together at ‘New’ American Airlinesmore

The Machinists (IAM) and the Transport Workers (TWU) have reached a partnership to jointly represent nearly 30,000...

U.S. Brands and Retailers Should Sign the Bangladesh Safety Accordmore

Rana Plaza, the Bangladesh factory that collapsed three weeks ago, killed more than 1,100 workers, many of them young...

California Unions Launch 'Short and Strong' Student Video Contest to C...more

Taking their cues from the young immigrant students, known as the Dreamers, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor...

Attack on NLRB Goes Beyond Washington, Costs Illinois Worker His Homemore

Marcus Hedger, illegally fired in 2010, will have to wait even longer to get his job back if Senate Republicans...

Tacoma Union Members Make It a Banner Year for Union-Made Peanut Butte...more

Alice Phillips of Tacoma, Wash., is a union leader who’s willing to create a little buzz. At least, that’s the sound...

Colombia: Many Women Workers Face Job Discriminationmore

In Colombia, “even when there’s an improvement in the overall economy, women don’t see any improvement,” says Sohely...

Join the Fight for a Living Wagemore

Across the country, low-wage workers at McDonald's, KFC, Jimmy John’s and other service-sector jobs are joining...

Top Sources: Labor Unions

  • AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
  • recent posts - blip.tv (beta)
  • Things with Wings
  • blog.winningworkplaces.org
  • CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief
  • PRWeb: Society Hispanic
  • The Economist: Full print edition
  • US labour news from LabourStart
  • BlurtIt
  • dailyreckoning.com

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