WASHINGTON—Under marble Greek columns and gold-fringed maroon curtains, the Supreme Court heard arguments Feb. 26 on whether government workers who are not union members can be required to pay “agency
On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, labor law expert Alexander Schmidt talks about restructuring U.S corporations in ways that actually benefit workers; union organizer Phil Cohen talks about
Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the shadow. T.S. Eliot “The Hollow Men”
This week, instead of talking about what a bad player Spectrum is, (and it is, no matter how many corporate shills write in) perhaps we might be better served by
“On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a case designed to destroy the labor movement. Janus v. AFSCME is not an innocent First Amendment case; it is a calculated, well-funded attempt to
GRANITE CITY, Ill.—With U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works closed or running at less than half capacity for more than two years, the U.S. Commerce Department’s recommending tariffs and quotas on
WELLSVILLE, N.Y.—The sale of the Dresser-Rand Corporation’s machinery plant here, announced Feb. 19, will cost as many as 250 workers their jobs. Siemens, the German-owned company that acquired Dresser-Rand in
MILWAUKEE, Wisc.—A plea by four members of Missouri’s congressional delegation reminding Harley-Davidson of the subsidies it got to open its factory in Kansas City won’t stop the company from closing
NEW YORK, NY – Thousands of workers, labor leaders, and their supporters, along with Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, among others, rallied in Foley Square in downtown Manhattan
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Shaun François, president of District Council 37’s Local 372, wore a black shirt with the slogan, “If You Stay Ready, You Won’t Have to Get Ready” to the
