Labor

Immigration: AFL-CIO pushing lawmakers to protect Dreamers, TPS recipients

March 15, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

"Can we get some Republicans?” Bricklayers President Jim Boland asked rhetorically. It depends on whether employers, in the interest of having a stable workforce, have the will to stand up to the president.

After dragging its feet, Trump FAA finally grounds troubled Boeing planes

March 14, 2019 By John Wojcik

Showing just how cozy regulators are with the industry, it's been reported that as many as 1,000 FAA inspectors are Boeing employees.

Bricklayers union: Democratic hopefuls all back key building trades issues

March 14, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

“They’re all good on our issues," Jim Boland says, "but the question is ‘Can they win?’”

AFL-CIO’s 2020 election strategy: Candidates must come to the workers

March 14, 2019 By John Wojcik

With so many Democrats running for president, labor says, "Let them come to us."

AFL-CIO backs legislation that would power up American working families

March 13, 2019 By John Wojcik

The Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act would make it much easier to organize a union and bargain with employers.