Labor
Labor welcomes Biden inauguration; Some unions echo his unity theme
January 21, 2021They celebrate the Biden-Harris inaugurations but no one is counting on real Republican cooperation on a people’s agenda.
Read moreMLK conference strategizes on gaining power for people of color
January 20, 2021AFL-CIO’s annual conference focuses not on losses over the past four years but on the path forward, a path led by women of color.
Read moreCoronavirus causes 35% weekly hike in jobless claim applications
January 15, 2021Jobless crisis sharpens as depression resulting from virus-forced closures deepens.
Read moreBiden’s pandemic aid bill to look like the Cares Act
January 14, 2021The new Democratic aid package includes the main planks of the Cares Act killed by McConnell.
Read moreBiden, AFL-CIO labor law agendas track each other
January 13, 2021Richard Trumka, president of the nation’s largest labor federation, is calling Joe Biden the most pro-worker president in decades.
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