Labor

News Guild on verge of representing majority of workers in troubled industry

October 22, 2021 By PAI

The bad news, however, is the news industry is shrinking thanks to a combination of the pandemic, the internet robbing it of vital ad revenue, and rapacious hedge fund takeovers.

Shuler: Biden’s Build Back Better agenda puts working women at center of U.S. recovery

October 21, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

So says organized labor’s top-ranked working woman: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

Will IATSE Members accept the settlement?

October 20, 2021 By David Trujillo

If the social media and initial meetings are an indication, the union leadership may have a tough time convincing the membership to approve the agreement.

DeJoy’s Minneapolis visit prompts postal workers to protest his plans

October 20, 2021 By Steve Share

They demonstrate against the plans of the Trumpite Postmaster General they note will result in slower mail delivery and harm the public.

CWA’s Shelton: Almost all the GOP is a democracy threat

October 19, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“This has been a year and a half of political extremism,” he told the delegates on Oct. 18. It included “the decision of a sitting president,” Trump, “to refuse to accept the results of an election.