BOSTON, Mass.—The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition submitted petitions Dec. 5 to put initiatives for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and paid family and medical leave on the November 2018 state ballot.
New York, NY – After nine months striking, the roughly 1,800 Charter/Spectrum workers represented by IBEW Local 3 are headed into the holiday season still unsure about their survival —
New York, NY – This Yuletide season, while the Janus v. AFSCME case continues to percolate inside the U.S. Supreme Court and so-called “Right-To-Work” legislation grips GOP-controlled state houses across
Back in the early seventies, in my days as a blue-collar worker, I spent one day in a carpet weaving factory in Philadelphia. That first day was just to observe,
New York, NY — LaborPress held its annual Leadership Awards on Tuesday, November 28th, in downtown Manhattan, honoring five for their outstanding contributions to the labor movement. The honorees
CLAYTON, Mo.—Washington University’s more than 300 food-service workers narrowly approved their first union contract November 22.
RALEIGH, N.C.—North Carolina’s Farm Labor Organizing Committee filed a suit Nov. 15 challenging a state law that sharply restricts union activity in agriculture.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—More than 77,000 people have signed an online petition urging Walmart, Target and Toys R Us “to put people over profits and refuse to open their doors on Thanksgiving Day”
New York, NY — Dan Kane Sr. has been a member of the union since 1962, and today is as active as ever. He now serves as Eastern Regional vice-president
New York, NY – After two-and-a half-years of negotiations, Rite Aid workers have finally won a strong contract. The workers, represented by 1199SEIU, include pharmacists, pharmacy techs, interns and cashiers
