Unions can organize temps alongside permanent workers
The ruling by the National Labor Relations Board means that employers can no longer use temps as a union avoidance tactic.
NLRB judge rejects union’s complaint about AT&T button ban, then allows the button
The full NLRB itself ruled last year the banned button did not break labor law.
GOP platform backs national right to work law, hits federal workers
To nobody's surprise, the Republican Party platform, adopted at its convention in Cleveland, backs a national so-called "right to work" law and slams workers.
“Taking a man’s job”: Video tells story about gender and workplace
The first journeywoman cable splicer in the Midwest for AT&T speaks out about gender discrimination.
Cleveland labor leaders build opposition to Trump’s anti-worker policies
"We want people to know the real Cleveland. Just because the Republicans spew hatred here doesn't mean they are speaking for us."
Cleveland unions blast GOP on eve of their convention
"All working people should be alarmed by Trump. He represents a real danger to our living standards and well-being."
Nurses union asks OSHA for workplace violence standard
National Nurses United has formally petitioned OSHA to pass a new standard that would help prevent violent attacks on healthcare workers.
More data to be collected on wage thieves who want federal contracts
Federal contracting officers will begin receiving data on prospective contractors' wage theft records.
Veterans’ Affairs union: Trump will “throw vets to the wolves”
Privatizing the VA hospital network remains a GOP priority.
Unemployment rate rises in June to 4.9 percent
Unemployment for African-American teenagers jumped by 33,000 from May to June, and their joblessness rose to 31.2 percent.
