National 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.
National 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.
National 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.
National 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.
National Bill would end tax benefits for union busting Jun 1, 2022 A bill in Congress would end an unintentional tax benefit for corporations that try to stop their employees from unionizing.
Union Organizing U.S. House staffers win union rights May 18, 2022 Congressional staffers have long had the right to unionize, in theory. Now, they’re getting the legal protection to do so.
National American Rescue Mar 18, 2021 Signed into law March 11, a year after COVID was declared a pandemic, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill took effect almost immediately.
National How the COVID relief bill saves union pensions Mar 18, 2021 The just-passed COVID relief bill will rescue and restore over 100 declining union pension plans.
National House re-passes the PRO Act Mar 18, 2021 The U.S. House passed the PRO Act—labor’s top priority—March 9. Five Republicans joined all but one Democrat voting yes.
National New COVID relief bill passes Congress, signed by president Dec 30, 2020 A new round of aid is headed to jobless workers, struggling businesses and to people who are doing just fine.