Labor

OSHA drops “walkaround” privileges for union safety experts in non-union shops

May 15, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Before, workers “without a collective bargaining agreement” could designate “a person affiliated with a union or a community organization as their walkaround representative.” Now, they can’t.

Workers rally to back pension protection bill

May 12, 2017 By Barb Kucera

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt. who also introduced the bill, said it could save the pensions of up to 10 million workers the multi-employer plans cover.

House passes bill that forces workers to work without pay

May 11, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

“The bill changes our nearly 80-year system that discourages employers from overworking us”

Hunger strikers expose Yale-Trump axis

May 9, 2017 By Art Perlo And Joelle Fishman

The graduate workers’ courageous stand for democratic rights and union rights is inspiring widespread support as part of the national resistance against Trump's anti-worker policies.

CEO pay increases to 347 times average workers

May 9, 2017 By Carolyn Bobb

According to the new AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 company made $13.1 million per year in 2016 – 347 times more money than the average rank-and-file worker.