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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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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.

Join the Fight: Become a Strategic Researcher!more

Want to build on the momentum in Wisconsin, Ohio and elsewhere by joining the fight for workers’ rights? Now’s the time...

Working Families in Indiana, Across Nation Rally for Workers’ Rightsmore

     On Day 24 of rallies and marches at the Indiana Statehouse yesterday, many of the protestors were dressed in...

Trumka: Strong Unions, Trained Workers Key to Global Prosperitymore

Speaking today to the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spelled out a...

U.S. Now Lags China in Production; Newt Says Create Jobs in Mexicomore

  Two recent items on the economy struck home in the past few days. One, the United States no longer is the world’s...

Artists Shout Out For Dhabi Workersmore

   In all the negative news out there, I found this encouraging: A group of more than 130 artists, including many...

Fla.’s Scott Holding Up $1 Billion That Would Help Stop Foreclosuresmore

In another example of his lack of concern for working people, Florida Gov. Rick Scott is holding up more than $1...

Georgia Education Union Growing Stronger Despite Threatsmore

Tim Ryan of the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center sends this report on the trade unions in the former Soviet republic of...

Wisconsin Republicans Get Special Welcome in Washingtonmore

Fresh from stealing workers’ rights to bargain for good, middle-class jobs, Wisconsin’s Republican state legislators...

Bill Would Ensure Very Wealthy Pay Fair Share of Taxesmore

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced legislation today that would add fairness to the nation’s tax system by...

Republican ‘Jobs’ Bills Fail Truth Testmore

If there was a “truth in labeling law” for congressional legislation, a series of Republican bills aimed at repealing...

Thousands of Michigan Workers Protest Snyder’s Power Grabmore

    More than 5,000—and the crowd is growing—Michigan union, community, education and other activists are on the...

Republican Budget Cuts Would Shut Social Security Officesmore

House Republicans want to slash funding for Social Security Administration (SSA) so deeply that the agency would be...

Walker Backlash Boosts Working America and Union Supportmore

   Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) attack on workers’ rights and middle-class jobs is having what is surely an...

Top Sources: Labor Unions

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  • blog.winningworkplaces.org
  • CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief
  • PRWeb: Society Hispanic
  • The Economist: Full print edition
  • US labour news from LabourStart
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