RACINE, Wisc.—The Foxconn Technology Group likely won’t be making LCD televisions in southeast Wisconsin, despite being promised almost $5 billion in state and local subsidies to build a $10 billion
Why are strong unions so important? Look no further than America’s early working conditions. In the first century of our country, unsafe work environments, excessively long shifts, and unfair workplace
Governor Bill Clinton Murphy has signed into law A-15/S-15, which gradually increases the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. This is a vision realized for New Jersey’s working
WORCESTER, Mass.—A federal court has ordered a New Jersey construction company to pay almost $200,000 in back pay and penalties for cheating 50 nonunion workers out of pay. The order
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office is holding 15.5 Billion lost and forgotten funds. “I encourage everyone to come out and search for money that may be waiting
ATLANTA, Ga.—When the Los Angeles Rams meet the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium here Feb. 3, the players, referees, camera crews, entertainers, and stagehands will
MADISON, Wisc.—Three Wisconsin labor unions filed a lawsuit Feb. 4 asking state courts to block the bevy of laws the Republican-controlled legislature rushed through in a lame-duck session last December
New York, NY – Construction workers in this town are routinely abused, exploited and have their lives put in mortal jeopardy — but that isn’t stopping the greedy developers and
Washington DC – A recent CWA report has documented that AT&T is continuing to eliminate thousands of jobs in the country while shifting customer service and network maintenance overseas. The
WASHINGTON—The five-week shutdown of several federal agencies ended at least temporarily Jan. 25, ebut the American Federation of Government Employees union is urging the 450,000 federal employees who had to
