Labor
AFL-CIO leads National Day of Action to win the PRO Act
April 8, 2021“We’re not going to let a minority in the Senate stop” the PRO Act, federation President Richard Trumka vowed.
Read moreJudge trumps Trump’s line speedup at pork plants
April 7, 2021In a big victory for pork plant workers, the judge stops line speedup allowed by the Trump administration.
Read moreOfficial jobless rate down but reality a lot worse
April 5, 2021We’re still below where we were at the start of the pandemic and for African Americana men it is really bad.
Read moreAFL-CIO plans National Day of Action April 8 for Pro Act
April 2, 2021Workers nationwide to lobby senators to pass the most significant overhaul of U.S. labor law since the New Deal.
Read moreReport: NLRB field staff shrank by one-third in last decade
April 2, 2021The agency responsible for protecting workers from bosses who break labor law was essentially gutted.
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