National Archives - Page 9 of 21

Union approval near 50-year high

Sep 5, 2019

The Gallup polling organization reported Aug. 28 that 64% of Americans approve of labor unions.

‘Seizing the memes of production’

Aug 16, 2019

A tidal wave of union organizing is sweeping online and print media.

Trump names Eugene Scalia as his pick for new Labor Secretary

Aug 16, 2019

AFL-CIO blasts the choice — a former WalMart lawyer and son of union nemesis Antonin Scalia.

Building trades sounds alarm on DOL apprenticeship proposal

Aug 16, 2019

In June, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed to give private organizations free rein to create new watered-down standards and self-certify subpar apprenticeship programs.

Democrats: Which side are you on?

May 21, 2019

Forty Senate Democrats and 130 House Democrats are committing to a dramatic re-write of America’s broken labor law.

Heart to heart with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley

Feb 13, 2019

Oregon millworkers son Jeff Merkley is one of labor’s most reliable champions in the Senate. I visited his office to talk labor policy — and whether he’s running for president. We also talked about immigration, climate change, trade, Medicare for All, and taxing the rich and much more.