SCOTUS rules against unions, compelling dues on nonmembers
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a shocking blow Wednesday to unions representing millions of the nation’s public employees, stating that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be compelled More...
Hillary Clinton ‘honored’ to have AFL-CIO endorsement, praises unions
Today, the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest federation of labor unions, representing 12.5 million members, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president—the latest sign that progressive organizations are uniting behind More...
JFK workers strike to get $15 minimum wage, OSHA violations fixed
Hundreds of cabin cleaners, terminal cleaners and wheelchair attendants employed by JetBlue’s subcontractors Roma, Ultimate and Pax at JFK Airport walked off the job in protest of illegal intimidation and alleged More...
Hollywood union seeking Obamacare exemptions to avoid Cadillac tax
The WGA East is calling for all union health plans to be exempted from the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “Cadillac Tax,” a 40% nondeductible excise tax that is scheduled to go into effect in 2018 on employers More...
Judge rules that Illinois budget crisis will result in state employees not being paid
While Illinois’ Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner battles Democrats, who control the Legislature, to approve a budget, the state may not continue to pay state workers in full, according a Cook County ruling today. Attorney More...
Robert Reich calls for massive Wal-Mart, McDonalds and hospital labor unions
Robert Reich, the former Clinton labor secretary turned MSNBC contributor, targeted some of America’s largest companies calling for a massive union of their forces and argues that these companies should embrace More...
Ron Paul: ‘Right to work laws simply prohibit coercion’
You Tube screen shot A week after the “nexus of the labor movement” in the United States, Michigan, became the 24th state to adopt right-to-work laws, big union is formulating a plan to have the law More...
