unions
Connecticut child care providers voting on their first union contract
January 29, 2014Home child care workers in Connecticut are poised to win their first union contract, with a vote count scheduled for Feb. 14.
Read moreJustices: Collective bargaining determines pay for putting on protective gear
January 29, 2014In a 9-0 decision on Jan. 27, justices said time used in taking off and putting on the gear is a bargainable subject under labor law.
Read moreA song for Pete Seeger
January 28, 2014Ah Pete, I somehow thought you were like the Sequoia
Read moreThousands jam Pennsylvania’s capital to protest union-killing bill
January 28, 2014Thousands jammed the streets around the State Capitol building here today to protest the latest in a sting of attempts by state Republicans to kill union rights for public workers and eventually all workers in Pennsylvania.
Read moreUnion membership rises by 162k, workforce share unchanged
January 24, 2014Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, but the union share of the nation's workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.
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