unions

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.

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."

Flight attendants’ union: We may refuse to board Boeing 737 Max 8

March 13, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

American Airlines told maintenance staff to "strike a balance between safety and productivity." Unions are telling the airline CEOs to do the right thing and "put people over profits.”

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.