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U.S. House votes to restore federal union rights
The bill is meant to block a Trump order that tore up union contracts for federal workers.
NewsGuild declares war on AI ‘slop’
The #NewsNotSlop campaign is raising awareness of AI's consequences and how unionized journalists are fighting to maintain public trust.
House members force a vote on a bill to reverse Trump federal union-busting
Trump’s order stripping union rights from up to 1 million federal workers is facing a bipartisan pushback in Congress.
Court orders three years of back pay for striking Pittsburgh journalists
The long-running Post-Gazette strike saw a breakthrough as a court ordered the company to reinstate contract terms and rehire Guild members.
Federal workers miss pay as Congressional standoff drags on
Agencies have gone dark for a month, and in November the food stamp and Head Start programs began to stall.
Federal charges reduced against California labor leader who took part in immigration protest
After union rallies and public outcry, SEIU’s David Huerta has his protest-related felony reduced to a misdemeanor.
New California law gives union rights to rideshare workers
California’s new law lets 800,000 rideshare drivers unionize—while keeping them classified as contractors.
Wyden Merkley sponsor bill to exempt strike fund pay from federal income tax
The Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act, a measure supported by the AFL-CIO, would make union strike benefits non-taxable.
Trump orders end to more union contracts
An Aug. 28 executive order directs that additional groups of federal workers be stripped of their right to a union.
Bad news? Fire the messenger
Trump’s own appointee says trashing BLS economic data could have harmful results.
Portland unionists protest immigration raids
The event was organized by the Federal Unionist Network (FUN), an informal network of federal union members.
Trump busts union at Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Aug. 6 that it’s terminating the union contracts of VA workers.
Trump NLRB nominee dodges questions at Senate hearing
Crystal Carey was aggressively grilled by Missouri Republican Josh Hawley at her July 16 Senate confirmation hearing.
Privatize the postal service? Postal unions say no
David Steiner, who started July 15 as postmaster general, is a former Waste Management CEO who served on the board of USPS competitor FedEx.
Missouri Legislature repeals sick leave law passed by voters
Missouri Jobs with Justice will try to restore the law with a constitutional measure to be placed the 2026 ballot.
Chavez-DeRemer reboots women apprentice program
As recently as May, the Department of Labor was canceling existing grants in the Women in Apprenticeship program.
White House says it supports PLAs
Trump is keeping intact a Biden executive order that requires project labor agreements on federal construction projects over $35 million.
‘We Promised Them a Future’: Job Corps Faces Massive Cuts, Uprooting Students and Staff
Students and staff at Job Corps programs are in limbo as a federal judge temporarily blocked closures ordered by the Trump administration.
FMCS ordered to rehire mediators
In a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to gut the agency, a court says federal mediators must be reinstated.
Unions defend detained members as deportations escalate
The arrests sparking union attention include unauthorized immigrants, legal permanent residents and visa-holders, and even a U.S. citizen.
