The biggest Auto Workers strike since the financial crisis could serve as a renewal for a union battered by corruption scandals.
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The 5 Biggest Corporate Lies About Unions
Don’t believe the lies. Today’s unions are growing, expanding, and boosting the wages and economic prospects of those who need them most.
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Kaiser Hospital Workers Mobilize for Largest Strike in Two Decades
A coalition of unions representing more than 80,000 workers has authorized a walkout that would begin in October—and used Labor Day to pressure management.
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Bargaining for More
Can unions change labor law so that they can reach a deal with all employers?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Trump NLRB’s Anti-Labor Day
The National Labor Relations Board is not just changing rules but reversing long-standing precedents.
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Restoring Workers’ Rights
Employers have aggressively dismantled unions and impeded organizing efforts. That’s why we need fundamental reform of labor law.
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How Workers Can Demand Climate Justice
A Bargaining for the Common Good approach to the climate crisis
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How Immigrant Workers Are Fighting Deportation Raids
Workplace organizing is helping immigrants to understand their rights as ICE and other immigration authorities crack down.
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Sanders Is Trying to Have It Both Ways on Union Health Care
He claims that Medicare for All will be comprehensive with no duplicative insurance. But he promises unions that they can have something extra.
Posted inEconomic Policy
No Seat at the Table: Steven Greenhouse on Labor’s Silenced Voice
A veteran labor reporter finds hope for unions in boycotts, minimum-wage campaigns, and strikes.
