At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
One company has a proposal to end union jurisdiction over union members' work, apparently in order to allow the station to use amateur footage.
Teachers’ convention celebrates history, vision for future, Clinton support
Throughout its 100-year history, the AFT has been at the juncture of key social, economic and civil rights movements.
Connecticut low wage workers testify for $15 an hour
"I have seen firsthand over the decades the erosion of the middle class in my hometown of Bridgeport, as the income gap has widened more deeply here than almost anywhere else."
AFGE leader calls GOP plan for federal workers a “spoils” system
"The platform advocates such profound changes to the terms of government employment that it would bring to end the merit-based, apolitical civil service system."
Trump hotel workers picket as boss gets GOP nomination
The man who declares he'll "Make America great again!" refuses to make low-paid workers at the casino great.
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."
