WASHINGTON—The American Federation of Government Employees filed a complaint Mar. 14 accusingafge the Department of Education of failing to bargain in good faith, five days after the department announced that
DENVER, Colo.—The Denver Newspaper Guild issued an open letter urging Alden Global Capital to “Sell The Denver Post Now!” March 15, the day after the company announced it would lay
National Report from Washington–A monthly Series by Robert Weiner, Ben Lasky, this piece including Brad Star Workers and labor as a whole are renowned for speaking in clear, straightforward, down
WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless’s plans to close six of its 18 call centers will eliminate about 3,000 customer-service jobs, the Communications Workers of America said Mar. 13. The company announced last month
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Thousands of Los Angeles school service workers began voting March 13 on whether to authorize a strike. “After nearly a year of negotiations, [the Los Angeles Unified School
SANTA FE, N.M.—A New Mexico state judge gave final approval Mar. 9 to a settlement that will require the state Department of Workforce Solutions to reopen wage-theft cases it had
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—With adjunct faculty at three University of South Florida campuses voting on union representation, the USF system administration is slinging mud at the Service Employees International Union.
WASHINGTON, Pa.—Democrat Conor Lamb upset Republican Rick Saccone in the special election to fill a vacant House seat in Pennsylvania’s 18th District Mar. 13. Lamb held a 627-vote lead after
TULSA, Okla.—Oklahoma teachers will go on strike April 2 unless the state enacts legislation to increase teachers’ pay and raise school funding by more than $800 million. “If the Legislature
MILWAUKEE, Wisc.—Two Wisconsin International Union of Operating Engineers locals filed a lawsuit in federal court Feb. 23 arguing that the limits on collective bargaining imposed by Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011
