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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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Trumka: Grow America’s Economy by Investing in Infrastructure, Job Dev...more

U.S. economic and trade policies over the past three decades have led to jobs lost offshore and a shrinking middle...

The Rat is Back: Union Activism Generates Strong Reactionsmore

Years ago, the building next to my office tried to get rid of its union staff. A local New York building union set up a...

Montana Public Employees Join National, State AFL-CIOmore

Public employees in Montana have a stronger voice today after the Montana Public Employees Association (MPEA) announced...

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) says the Badger State is teetering on the brink of financial collapse, yet he finds a...

Brazilian Workers Back U.S. Public Employeesmore

Six Brazilian labor confederations expressed their solidarity with public employees in Wisconsin and other states who...

Merger of AT&T and T-Mobile Good for Consumers, Workersmore

   The announcement over the weekend that AT&T is buying T-Mobile USA could benefit both consumers and employees.

Momentum Builds for Triangle Commemorationmore

     So much is going on around the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, we want to recap the events we...

First Anniversary Approaches for Health Care Reform Lawmore

The Affordable Care Act turns one year old Wednesday and hundreds of events are scheduled around the country to mark...

Republican Budget Cuts Would Cripple NLRBmore

Proposed Republican budget cuts to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could force the agency to furlough workers...

Retirees to Wisconsin: Thank You for Inspiring Usmore

     Barbara J. Easterling is president of the Alliance for Retired Americans. She was previously the...

Union Spy Finds Kidnap Ring in Second Mystery Novelmore

       This is a cross-post from the Northwest Labor Press. Using the pen name S.L. Stoner, union attorney Susan Stoner...

Wis. Rally: People Power is Stronger Than Corporate Moneymore

The crowd kept growing today as thousands marched on the Wisconsin state capitol to support the right of workers to...

‘They Woke a Sleeping Giant’more

Hundreds of enthusiastic working people continue to march at the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison. In addition to...

Workers Rally in Wisconsinmore

Working people in Wisconsin continued to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-worker agenda with a march and rally at the...

Union Plus Scholarships Help Two Workers Pursue Their Dreamsmore

   Laura Dely       Jennifer Wright Dorr at Union Plus sends us this feature about two Union Plus National Labor...

Hundreds Demand Chase Respect Human Rightsmore

Hundreds of workers, religious leaders, community activists and farm worker advocates rallied and protested in 200...

Wis. Workers Show Big Hearts By Helping Japan’s Survivorsmore

Wisconsin’s public employees have rallied for more than four weeks against the elimination of their right to bargain...

Scott Walker’s Union-Busting Bill Passed Illegally in the Dead of Nigh...more

   Today, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order blocking the implementation of...

Green Labor Journal: 1 Million Green Jobs Came From Recovery Actmore

The Recovery Act’s green investments committed through the end of 2010 created or saved nearly 1 million jobs,...

More on the Wis. Restraining Ordermore

This is a cross post from the Wisconsin State Journal A Dane County judge Friday issued a temporary order blocking...

Wisconsin Breaking: Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Bargaining ...more

Jessica Arp, a reporter for WISC- TV in Madison Wis., tweets that a judge has issued a restraining order against the...

Schakowsky Tries To Stop Robbery Of The Peoplemore

Jan Schakowsky is really one of my favorite elected leaders. I wish she had run for the U.S. Illinois Senate seat in...

Biden, Solis Tell Workers: ‘We Need Collective Bargaining’more

   Vice President Biden and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis addressed the AFL-CIO Executive Council in March 2010.

ILO Praises Egypt’s First Steps on Workers’ Rightsmore

For decades under former President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt was one of the countries often cited by the International Labor...

AFL-CIO on Colombian Labor and Human Rightsmore

The AFL-CIO issued this statement today on the congressional benchmark document  on Colombian labor and human rights.

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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