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Workers rights will once again be on the ballot around the country this election as voters in five states decide on the minimum wage.

It received 3,286 union election petitions in the 2024 federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 … and 21,292 unfair labor practice charges.

The national AFL-CIO will spend over $1 million on digital and streaming ads in seven “battleground” states to help elect Kamala Harris.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is a former public high school teacher and football coach, and was a member of the teachers union.

On July 31, Illinois became the eighth state to make it illegal for employers to punish workers for refusing to attend anti-union meetings.

The GOP-led legislature adopted the measure, then waited until after the election and voted to repeal what they adopted.

In an online interview with Elon Musk, former president Donald Trump chortled at the idea of firing striking workers.

The AFL-CIO made the announcement the day after President Joe Biden announced an end to his campaign for re-election.

O’Brien was on stage at Trump’s invitation, and thanked Trump for having the backbone to open the convention doors to a Teamster.

Vance, 39, was elected less than two years ago as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and got a 0% rating from the AFL-CIO for his votes in 2023.

The AFL-CIO, a federation of 59 unions, endorsed Biden for re-election at a special conference in Philadelphia June 2023.

Boeing concealed information from FAA regulators about the software that caused two crashes and 346 deaths.

The bill is thought to have zero chance of passing the GOP House, and didn't get a hearing when Democrats were in charge either.

Under a new DOL rule, salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year will qualify for overtime pay effective July 1.

On March 7, President Joe Biden once again used the widely watched speech as a pulpit to promote labor unions.

Postal unions are applauding President Biden’s new nominee to serve on the Postal Board of Governors: Marty Walsh.

It’s the first time a state has ever reversed a right-to-work law, and the repeal leaves 27 right-to-work states.

Northwest Democrats Earl Blumenauer and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez back the proposal to create a "fiscal commission" that could fast-track cuts.

The figure includes 256,610 people sleeping outdoors. Homelessness is at its highest level since an annual count began 15 years ago.

Now that the state Supreme Court flipped to liberal control, there's a new challenge to a 2011 law that stripped worker bargaining rights.