Canton, Ohio—United Steelworkers Local 1123 has reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract with TimkenSteel Corp., the two parties announced Oct. 3. The deal came after the previous pact
Haverville, Mass.—The mayor of this old manufacturing city is asking local building-trades unions to help combat its growing problem of gang violence by mentoring at-risk youth and giving them apprenticeships.
Newwork, NJ – Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) has contacted local union presidents in an effort to recruit skilled workers interested in going to Puerto Rico. These union members
More Than 20 Unions Join Puerto Rico Relief Efforts SAN JUAN, P.R.—Volunteers from more than 20 labor unions have traveled to Puerto Rico to help with relief efforts after Hurricane
New York, NY – In just the last few weeks alone, Donald Trump has had time to threaten war with South Korea, insult hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and dispatch
Washington, D.C.—Late in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 29, President Donald Trump quietly disbanded the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, an advisory panel created in 2009 to enable federal
Washington—Four members of Congress introduced legislation Oct. 3 intended to save the United Mine Workers of America’s pension plan. The American Miners Pension Act—sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Sen.
Los Angeles, Calif.—A majority of newsroom staff at the Los Angeles Times have signed union cards, the NewsGuild announced Oct. 4. The organizing campaign, which began last fall, escalated after
North Bergen, NJ– (Friday, Oct. 6, 2017) International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO members in the Port of New York and New Jersey collected donations of household goods, including generators, batteries, blankets,
Washington—The Teamsters and other U.S. unions are sending hundreds of volunteers to Puerto Rico to help with hurricane-relief efforts, but that hasn’t stopped far-right conspiracy-theory sites from claiming that union
