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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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Live: New Models of Worker Representation Conferencemore

Live from Chicago, Ill., AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is talking about the future of the labor movement and new...

Working Women Empowered: Honduran Women Build Leadershipmore

Irís Munguía began toiling at a banana packing plant at age 18, living on the banana finca (plantation) as a condition...

New Models of Worker Representation Conferencemore

Live from Chicago, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is talking about the future of the union movement and new models of...

Illinois Union Members to the Rescuemore

Martina Sangster’s ceiling was on her floor. Living room, dining room and entryway—all tumbled down after what started...

Why Immigration Is a Top Priority for U.S. Labormore

Today, labor is one of the key forces pushing for comprehensive immigration reform in Washington, D.C.

Millermore

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama joined a growing chorus of voices demanding that the national...

Las Vegas Taxi Drivers Struck the Yellow-Checker-Star Transportationmore

Last Sunday, taxi drivers employed at Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation in Las Vegas authorized a strike, triggered by...

Working Women Empowered: Building Strength Through Unionsmore

Women make up more than 40.5% of the workforce worldwide, according to the most recent data by the International Labor...

What Are Free Trade Agreements, Really?more

“Free trade agreements.” Many union members and other workers might tell you that so-called FTAs (of which...

Department of Labor Marks 100th Anniversary with New Websitemore

Monday marked the 100th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Labor, which began when President William...

Momentum Grows for Immigration Reform with Pathway to Citizenshipmore

More than 160 state and local labor federations and central labor councils have passed resolutions in support of...

Culinary Academy Prepares Workers for Jobs on Las Vegas Stripmore

The Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, a partnership among the Culinary Workers Union/UNITE HERE Local 226, Bartenders...

Florida Union Members Call for Immigration Reformmore

In Miami Gardens, Fla., last night union leaders, immigration activists and elected officials called for comprehensive...

Georgia Working Families Mobilize to Stop Anti-Worker Billsmore

Dozens of Georgia union members urged their state lawmakers to block several anti-worker bills now before the state...

AFL-CIO Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Push for Civil Rights and Jobsmore

As working families celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington this Aug. 28, which accelerated...

Broken Immigration Systems Puts Workers' Rights on ICEmore

A new report outlines how employers across the country are gaming today’s broken immigration system to exploit...

Nebraska Union Members Join Walk to Aid Energy Assistance Programmore

Hundreds of Omaha, Neb., area residents worked up a sweat to raise money for the Omaha-area Energy Assistance Program.

Union Members @Work: Innovationmore

As we near the conclusion of this week’s launch of @Work, today we are spotlighting “Innovation,” one of the seven...

Two Prominent Colombian Union Leaders Survive Assassination Attemptmore

Over the weekend, two prominent Colombian union leaders survived an assassination attempt in Cali, a city of more than...

Union Musicians Score at Academy Awardsmore

While the world’s eyes Sunday night were focused on the actors, video clips and red carpet gowns at the 79th Academy...

AFL-CIO Executive Council Passes Statements on Energy, Jobs and Immigr...more

At its February meeting, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, representing 57 affiliate unions, adopted several statements...

Top Hispanic Civil Rights Groups Endorse Global Boycott of Hyatt Hotel...more

Today the nation’s top Hispanic civil rights groups, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the Mexican American Legal...

CWA, ATmore

Communications Workers of America (CWA) has reached two new tentative agreements with AT&T divisions with some...

Peabody Protests Continue as Report Concludes Patriot Was 'Designed to...more

Working families are continuing to protest the actions of Peabody Energy, which they say is trying to abandon its...

Union Members @Work: Trainingmore

“Training” is the spotlight category today, as the launch of the AFL-CIO online hub @Work continues.

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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