Labor

As Congress returns, unions step up fight against Trumpcare

July 7, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

“We need a health care plan that expands coverage for everyone, not one that cuts it. Please don’t gut our health care."

Minneapolis joins growing list of $15 an hour cities

July 6, 2017 By Steve Share And Barb Kucera

Minneapolis is raising the minimum wage by popular demand and because its low-paid workers, many of them in fast food and retail, need it.

Union reps push tough, enforceable labor standards for ‘New NAFTA’ at panel session

July 5, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

The current NAFTA “has provided tremendous benefits to CEOs and wealthy corporations, but has not benefited working people.”

Chris Christie sunbathes after fleecing New Jersey’s residents

July 5, 2017 By PAI

That budget shuffling and money grab endanger workers’ jobs and state residents’ insurance coverage.

Nevada GOP governor vetoes mandatory 2-person freight train crews

June 30, 2017 By PAI

Unions introduced evidence of increased safety on freight trains to federal officials and Congress, pciting findings by a non-partisan investigation that the horrific fatal accident in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, could have been prevented had that freight had...