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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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Soul-searching ahead for Boeing's machinistsmore

"This looks very much like a company that's tired of dealing with this union [in Everett, WA], and they've found a...

Union membership rises for second straight yearmore

Union membership jumped to 12.4 percent of the nation's work force last year, despite widespread job losses in a...

Union Leader Andy Stern on the Future of Big Labormore

The AFL-CIO is expected to elect Rich Trumka as the new leader of the federation today, succeeding longtime President...

Innovation and Its Army of Opponentsmore

More than 50 years ago, noted economist Joseph Schumpeter wrote, "The resistance which comes from interests...

41 million jobs lost in Chinamore

China has lost up to 41 million jobs since the global capitalist crisis began last year, according to a report from a...

Paper Is Next Front in China Trade Fightmore

Three paper companies and the United Steelworkers filed an antidumping case Wednesday against China and Indonesia,...

Web rise in Chinamore

When Jiang Dabao lost a hand to a molding machine three years ago, his boss said he wasn't eligible for workers'...

Auto Workers to hold emergency meeting on bailoutmore

Local United Auto Workers leaders from across the country will hold an emergency meeting in Detroit on Wednesday to...

S.E.I.U. and Nurses Union End Bitter Rivalrymore

Two of the nation’s fastest-growing labor unions — the Service Employees International Union and the California Nurses...

7,500 G.M. Workers Accept Latest Buyoutmore

General Motors said today that more than 7,500 members of the United Automobile Workers union who work in its factories...

Official: Obama to repeal 4 Bush executive ordersmore

President Barack Obama intends to overturn four Bush-era executive orders that unions opposed, a labor official said...

U.S. Labor Groups Reach an Accord on Immigrationmore

The nation’s two major labor federations have agreed for the first time to join forces to support an overhaul of the...

Talk Me Down: Employee Free Choice Actmore

As you may know, or may have guessed based on our content here and on our website, as a nonprofit Winning Workplaces...

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Labor and business, joined in health care cause, n...more

Labor unions and business groups have teamed up in a multimillion-dollar national lobbying campaign to pressure...

Workers hold Caterpillar bosses hostage in Francemore

(AP) — Angry French workers facing layoffs at a Caterpillar factory detained four of their bosses Tuesday at the...

Labor Calls for Unity After Years of Divisionmore

The presidents of 12 of the nation’s largest labor unions called Wednesday for reuniting the American labor movement,...

Starbucks facing third anti-union case in Michiganmore

Starbucks facing third anti-union case in Michigan Starbucks is to begin proceedings Wednesday in a third case in which...

Recession fuels debate over bill for labor-union sign-upmore

There was always going to be debate between unions and employers over the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, which...

Wage and Hour Cases May Fuel Uptick in Business Lawsuits | workforce.c...more

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, such litigation has tripled in the past decade, and that trend shows no...

McDonald's Corp. News | Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles...more

Union activists distributed fliers at nearly 100 McDonald’s restaurants nationwide Thursday encouraging workers and...

$73/hr Figure Skews Debate of a Bailout for Detroitmore

That figure — repeated on television and in newspapers as the average pay of a Big Three autoworker — has become a big...

Employee Free Choice Act: Labor vs. Businessmore

As unionizing law, would EFCA help workers or hurt U.S. competitiveness? Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus and...

Wal-Mart Meets Union Opposition to China Job Cutsmore

BEIJING -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s plans to restructure its large Chinese work force hit a stumbling block amid...

Up to 5,500 mining jobs to be cutmore

Marikana mine in the North West province and 1,500 in the Limpopo province had been agreed with unions.

Labor Unions' Top Priority Faces Delaymore

Unions likely won't see action soon on legislation that would make it easier to organize workers, but Democrats are...

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