More than 2,000 employees at 112 Starbucks locations held a one-day strike on November 17, according to their union, Starbucks Workers United (SWU). The walkouts coincided with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the company...
Read MoreJournalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have been striking since October 18, joining colleagues from the mail rooms, typographical/advertising department, pressmen and Teamsters, who are also striking. The non-journalist...
Read MoreAFL-CIO: House Leadership Under Speaker Nancy Pelosi Has Been Transformational for America’s Working Families Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement to not pursue the role of...
Read MoreMore than a week after election day, the GOP secured that the House of Representatives. What does a GOP House mean for Labor Unions? According to reports this summer, Republicans in the House Education and Labor Committee have a...
Read MoreThe recent rail disaster in E. Palestine, Ohio, occurred despite a history of rail unions calling for improved safety equipment and regulations to protect crews and the public. Unfortunately, the warnings were not heeded. In E....
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