Unions: Senate postal overhaul would axe 100,000 workers
The latest Postal Service overhaul bill, which stalled after the relevant Senate committee started work on it on Jan. 29, would axe 100,000 jobs.
Northwestern University footballers file union election cards
With virtually unanimous player support, and Steelworker backing, football players at Northwestern University filed a formal petition and signed union recognition election cards.
Connecticut child care providers voting on their first union contract
Home child care workers in Connecticut are poised to win their first union contract, with a vote count scheduled for Feb. 14.
Justices: Collective bargaining determines pay for putting on protective gear
In a 9-0 decision on Jan. 27, justices said time used in taking off and putting on the gear is a bargainable subject under labor law.
Thousands jam Pennsylvania's capital to protest union-killing bill
Thousands jammed the streets around the State Capitol building here today to protest the latest in a sting of attempts by state Republicans to kill union rights for public workers and eventually all workers in Pennsylvania.
Union membership rises by 162k, workforce share unchanged
Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, but the union share of the nation's workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.
GE closing upstate NY plant, betraying workers, community
Despite 17 bargaining sessions over a 60-day period, GE has decided to shutter its 75-year-old plant in Fort Edward, New York.
Today in labor history: Striking and saving lives
January 23 is, like most days, a day to remember in labor history.
Boeing contract a key issue in Machinists rerun election
Controversy over the narrowly ratified eight-year contract extension between the Machinists and Boeing will be a key issue.
Today in labor history: United Mine Workers founded
Contrary to what right-wing politicians would have us believe, labor unions have been part of the fabric of American society for a very long time.
