CHICAGO, Ill.—Two of the city’s main labor unions have joined the campaign demanding that the Obama Presidential Center sign a community benefits agreement before it begins construction.
ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York State United Teachers and United Federation of Teachers plan to file a lawsuit to prevent the state from letting some charter schools certify their own teachers.
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico—With 85% of Puerto Rico still without electrical power three weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the island Sept. 20, the U.S. Postal Service is now the most reliable
WASHINGTON—Union workers are much more likely to get health insurance from their jobs than nonunion workers, according to a study by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released Oct. 6.
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.
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
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
