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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.

Union Joe

Sep 14, 2022

In his latest vocal support for unions, Joe Biden spent Labor Day talking up the labor movement at appearances in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

New federal web site is unashamedly prounion

Sep 14, 2022

The Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center bills itself as a one-stop shop for information on unions and collective bargaining.

Major Senate Breakthrough

Aug 17, 2022

A greatly scaled down Build Back Better bill will still spur climate jobs, cut drug prices, and limit corporate tax avoidance.

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NLRB says union elections are up by 58%

Aug 3, 2022

The spike in new organizing activity is straining a labor board that’s already short-staffed and underfunded.