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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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Take Action to Support Mexican Working Familiesmore

This Thursday at noon, working families in Washington, D.C., will be rallying at the Mexican Embassy in solidarity with...

A Great Opportunity for the Land of Opportunitymore

President Obama made the case in his State of the Union address last week for swift passage of comprehensive...

Wall Street Journal Article Dismisses Poverty and Workers' Rights in B...more

A recent Wall Street Journal editorial, American Unions vs. Bangladesh's Workers (subscription only), dismisses poverty...

Union Members @Work: Collaborationmore

As we continue this week’s launch of the AFL-CIO’s new online hub @Work, today we are spotlighting “Collaboration,” one...

Global Union Movement Backs T-Mobile USA Workers’ Strugglemore

T-Mobile, the telecom company that last year closed seven call centers in the United States and shipped more than 3,300...

Union Members Raise Voices for Commonsense Immigration Reform, Path to...more

Several hundred union, immigrant and community activists rallied in Seattle on Monday and called for comprehensive,...

What’s So Great About Unions, Anyway?more

Let’s be honest. Sometimes, outside of election campaign seasons, even progressives wonder what’s so great about unions.

New York City School Bus Strike Endsmore

With the promise from several Democratic candidates—one of whom is likely to succeed New York City Mayor Michael...

America's Unions: Our Values at Workmore

Union members have been called many stereotypes over the years: thugs, relics, selfish—the list goes on.

CLUW’s Gloria Johnson Diesmore

Gloria Johnson, 85, a founding member and former president of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), died Feb.

EPI: 'Signing Trade Deals Is a Terrible Jobs Strategy'more

Signing more trade deals (also known as FTAs) as a way to create jobs? Meh. Seems unlikely, unless there is a radical...

Get a LIFT from Berger-Marksmore

The Labor Innovation Fund for the Twenty-First Century, aka LIFT, a collaborative project of the AFL-CIO with the Ford...

Unions React to American-US Airways Mergermore

The announcement of the proposed merger between American Airlines—now in bankruptcy proceedings—and US Airways has...

Georgia Working Families Rally to Support Immigration Reformmore

Georgia's working families, including the Georgia AFL-CIO and the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, joined several...

National Federation of Nurses Affiliates with AFTmore

The National Federation of Nurses (NFN) will affiliate with AFT, the leaders of the two unions announced today.

Working People Across the World Take Action to End Violence Against Wo...more

Women, men and children across the world are taking collective action this Valentine's Day to speak up and demand an...

Obama Calls for Minimum Wage to Be Raisedmore

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage to $9 per hour and...

3 Reasons Even Right-Wing Republicans Should Like Unionsmore

Want a reason to support unions? A union may help keep you alive. Your chances of surviving a hospital stay after a...

Trumka Reacts to the 2013 State of the Unionmore

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement in response to President Obama's 2013 State of the...

Nevada's Working Families Come Together to Support Pathway to Citizens...more

The Nevada union movement and national labor leaders held a rally and press conference in Las Vegas yesterday to kick...

State of the Union 2013: Shared Priorities for President Obama and Wor...more

On Tuesday, President Obama will give the first State of the Union Address of his second term in office and working...

Tell PKC to Reinstate Workers in Mexicomore

Tell PKC to Reinstate Workers in Mexico is a cross-post from IndustriALL Global Union's website.  PKC [a Finnish...

MomsRising Blog Carnival: FMLA a Hard-Fought Victory, Paid Sick Leave ...more

As part of MomsRising's Blog Carnival on the anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Carol Joyner,...

Founder of Flight Attendants Union Dies at 91more

Edith Lauterbach, the last founding member of the first union for flight attendants, died earlier this week in San...

Sí, Se Puede, Teachers at Chávez Academy Vote for Union Voicemore

By a better than 2-to-1 margin, the teachers, counselors and social workers at César Chávez Academy, the largest...

Top Sources: Labor Unions

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  • CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief
  • PRWeb: Society Hispanic
  • The Economist: Full print edition
  • US labour news from LabourStart
  • BlurtIt
  • dailyreckoning.com

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