unions
AFL-CIO plans National Day of Action April 8 for Pro Act
April 2, 2021Workers nationwide to lobby senators to pass the most significant overhaul of U.S. labor law since the New Deal.
Read moreUnions praise Biden infrastructure plan, including Pro Act; McConnell pans it
April 1, 2021Biden rolls out a massive $2 trillion plan, biggest since the New Deal, that launches rebuilding of the nation. The plan provides living wages to workers in marginalized communities.
Read morePart II, PW special: Agency probe reveals OSHA hamstrung vs. virus
April 1, 2021Agency meant to protect endangered workers was forced to stand down and allow the virus to kill them.
Read more‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote could spark more union pushes
March 30, 2021What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country’s second-largest employer but the labor movement at large.
Read moreWorldwide, union leaders grapple with members backing right-wing ‘populists’
March 30, 2021They face a tough battle. Once elected, the so-called populists enact repressive, pro-corporate, and anti-worker laws.
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