“It is clear that its stated purpose notwithstanding, the executive order is nothing more than a smokescreen for what is clearly an attempt to require the political loyalty of those...
Unions and Democrats were quick to criticize the move as a bid to inject politics into the public sector workforce By ELEANOR MUELLER Politico.com President Donald Trump has issued an...
Joe Biden would institute “the most significant pro-labor, pro-worker administration in a long, long, long time,” one labor leader predicts. By MEGAN CASSELLA Politco.com Labor leaders are eyeing a Joe...
By Juliana Feliciano Reyes Philadelphia Inquirer Updated: September 10, 2020- 4:12 PM In a move that demonstrated the enduring influence of the building trade unions on Philadelphia politics even as...
By Megan Brenan Gallup News Americans are viewing labor unions more favorably than they have in recent years. As Labor Day approaches and economic conditions in the U.S. remain tenuous,...
By Insider NJ | July 28, 2020, 12:48 pm | in News The NJ State Building & Construction Trades Council today announced its endorsements for the November 2020 Congressional and...
by Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Philadelphia Inquirer Posted: July 17, 2020- 2:51 PM In June, the King County Labor Council voted to oust the Seattle Police Officers Guild from its ranks,...
By Steve Wishnia laborpress.org WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court won’t decide whether to take the case dubbed “Janus II” until at least this fall. Mark Janus, plaintiff in the Court’s 2018 Janus...
Paramus – IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local 164, donated $50,000 in PPE to seventeen hospitals in Bergen, Hudson, and Essex counties. The donations consisted of KN95 masks, gowns,...
“Private equity firms will now be allowed to access—and skim fees off of—the $9 trillion in 100 million workers’ 401(k) plans and IRAs.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer commondreams.org With...