Michigan autoworkers are on strike. Here’s what you need to know.
Workers are demanding better wages, better benefits, and protections in an industry shifting toward electric vehicle production.
By Matt Cohen - September 20, 2023Workers are demanding better wages, better benefits, and protections in an industry shifting toward electric vehicle production.
By Matt Cohen - September 20, 2023The United Auto Workers union and major automakers couldn't reach a deal over demands for better wages and benefits, prompting workers to walk off the job.
By Associated Press - September 15, 2023A new poll shows a majority of Americans view teachers’ unions favorably.
By Will Fritz - September 05, 2023Businesses, workers, and consumers are already seeing benefits from the Biden administration’s climate protection and clean energy investments.
By Josh Israel and Oliver Willis - August 18, 2023Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz was called to testify before a Senate committee about the company’s efforts to undermine unionization efforts.
By Oliver Willis - March 30, 2023Republicans in Congress have already filed bills to undermine labor rights, eliminate the agency that oversees workplace safety, and roll back wage protections.
By Josh Israel - March 24, 2023After winning back control of the Legislature for the first time in 40 years, the Democratic majority is passing a host of progressive bills.
By Emily Singer - March 09, 2023The money that will help approximately 350,000 unionized employees’ pensions was made possible thanks to the American Rescue Plan as championed by President Biden.
By Associated Press - December 09, 2022‘These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned,’ said President Joe Biden.
By Associated Press - September 15, 2022The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has once again ruled against Elon Musk, this time overturning a Trump-era ruling that allowed Walmart to ban union clothing.
By Associated Press - September 05, 2022The move represents the largest pay raise for federal workers in 20 years.
By Oliver Willis - September 01, 2022Education advocates in the state say the move sets a ‘dangerous’ precedent.
By Adrian Cole - August 31, 2022Republican gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels faces incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November.
By Nick Vachon - August 11, 2022The American Rescue Plan provides an estimated $94 billion in pension relief for millions of workers and retirees.
By Oliver Willis - July 07, 2022The increase in pay for federal wildland firefighters comes as the United Nations warns of a ‘global wildfire crisis.’
By Oliver Willis - June 21, 2022‘People see the labor movement broadly as a place to change the balance of power.’
By Associated Press - June 19, 2022‘You’ve got a lot of first- and second-generation immigrant folks that are kind of left high and dry by these non-daily room cleaning requirements,’ said Hawaii Democratic state Rep. Sonny Ganaden.
By Associated Press - May 29, 2022Legislation banning LGBTQ content in schools harms teachers as well as students.
By Casey Quinlan - April 20, 2022This is what Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) calls ‘teamwork.’
By Josh Israel - February 08, 2022The U.S. economy is expected to grow by nearly 8% between 2020 and 2022 — ‘a direct effect’ of the American Rescue Plan, according to a new report.
By Nick Vachon - December 14, 2021Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) criticized the late AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka in a statement apparently intended to offer condolences on the day he died.
By Emily Singer - August 06, 2021AFSCME Local 2592 President Georgiann Hunsicker said her members now need Congress to pass child care funding.
By Josh Israel - July 19, 2021President Joe Biden proposed $400 billion in home care aid. Health workers say it can’t come soon enough.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - July 14, 2021‘Mark my words: Our union will defend any member who gets in trouble for teaching honest history,’ said union president Randi Weingarten.
By Associated Press - July 07, 2021Officials are hoping that extending vaccinations to children will allow schools to reopen with minimal disruption this fall.
By Associated Press - May 06, 2021Republican lawmakers tweeted in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2021The agency’s bargaining power will be restored as anti-union, Trump-era regulations are replaced with more worker-friendly, pre-Trump contract terms.
By Donna Provencher - April 09, 2021Amazon has a history of crushing unionizing efforts at its warehouses and its Whole Foods grocery stores.
By Associated Press - March 29, 2021The majority of ride-hailing service drivers work full-time but are ineligible for employer-provided benefits.
By Donna Provencher - March 19, 2021Demand for waiters, cashiers, front-desk clerks, and ticket takers may never regain its previous highs.
By Associated Press - March 13, 2021