worker rights
Workers say holdout Hyatt has the power to end their strike
October 3, 2018With summer fading and tourism season sizzling down, workers are hoping the remaining hotels will come to a collective agreement soon so that they can all return to work.
Read moreNorth Carolina farmworkers win back right to bargain for dues checkoff
September 26, 2018In a win for North Carolina’s unionized farm workers, a federal judge reinstated the right of their union to negotiate for a dues checkoff.
Read moreHealthcare, wages at stake in Machinists strike at UTC Cheshire Aerospace
September 26, 2018"We are going to stay out here and keep fighting until they give us something reasonable."
Read morePostal Workers extend bargaining, plan mass action Oct. 8
September 21, 2018The union “hopes Congress progresses with sensible postal reform” to improve Postal Service “finances instead of resorting to hack-and-burn privatization policies.”
Read moreIllinois AFL-CIO gets candidates to back “contract with the middle class”
September 21, 2018The Illinois State AFL-CIO has drafted a “Contract with the Middle Class,” pledging support for specific workers’ rights issues.
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