Labor

Professional tennis players’ union, maybe? Maybe not?

January 26, 2018 By Al Neal

Pro tennis players get seven percent of the revenue from the four grand slam tournaments. That’s pennies compared to the NBA's union contract that gives players 50 percent.

Trade merry-go-round: Labor leery of new NAFTA and TPP pacts

January 26, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Unions in both the U.S. and Canada are opposing the crafting of trade deals that hurt workers.

Unions grew by 262K members in 2017, density stays at 10.7 percent

January 19, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

"Today’s data is more than numbers on a page, it’s a growing movement of working people."

Labor union women commit to broadening fight against sexual harassment

January 17, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

“Sexual harassment is an expression of power and we are committed to putting our collective power to fight for progress."

AFL-CIO unions gear up for major push in 2018 election cycle

January 16, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

The determination of the nation’s labor movement to come out on the winning side of this year’s election battles was strongly reflected at discussions during last weekend’s AFL-CIO Martin Luther King conference.