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Back in charge, House Republicans cut ‘labor’ from committee name

Jan 18, 2023

In her opening salvo on the House floor, the committee chair made her hostility to the word labor and to unions crystal clear.

GOP House strips union rights from staff

Jan 18, 2023

The anti-union language was included in the first bill to pass the newly Republican-led chamber during the 118th Congress.

Biden and Congress force a contract on rail workers

Dec 14, 2022

History may remember the episode as a betrayal by the man who pledged to be the most pro-union president in U.S. history.

Minimum wage rises in 23 states

Dec 14, 2022

Meanwhile, the federal minimum wage – which is all there is in 20 states – has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009.

Biden: Congress should impose rail contract

Nov 30, 2022

To win paid sick days, union rail workers are ready for a nationwide strike. But Biden wants Congress to force them to accept a contract they rejected.

Airlines plagued by delays, canceled flights

Nov 16, 2022

Airlines have faced growing criticism for a surge in flight delays and cancellations, and failure to refund customers.

Workers rights on the ballot nationwide

Nov 2, 2022

Next week, voters in 37 states will consider 132 ballot measures. Those include a handful of labor-related items.

Union to feds: Don’t allow Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger

Oct 19, 2022

Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons, QFC and 40 other chains could become one company under the proposed deal.

More Perfect Union: A threat to corporate villains everywhere

Oct 7, 2022

A new national labor media organization debuted last year. It’s making corporations and union busters tremble.

Baseball players union joins AFL-CIO … and launches campaign to unionize minor leaguers

Sep 14, 2022

MLBPA’s affiliation comes as the national AFL-CIO is paying increased attention to sports unions, and recently created a Sports Council.