Reprinted WSLC is the state-level body of the AFL-CIO union federation and helps coordinate the political and legislative efforts of roughly 600 affiliated local unions with 450,000 members in all.
WASHINGTON—Following the wave of teacher strikes this year in states such as West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona, an unprecedented number of educators are running for office.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Some Republican state legislators want to use the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision to revive bills to ban the union shop, but the party’s leaders are reluctant to
BURLINGTON, Vt.—Nurses at the University of Vermont Medical Center announced July 2 that they will go on strike for 48 hours July 12-14, three days after their three-year contract expires.
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a column putting U.S. immigration in historical context. Even in a country founded in rebellion and based on a Constitution that calls for
New York, NY – On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz we devote the entire hour to the Supreme Court’s Janus decision.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The new owners of several nursing homes in the Philadelphia area are trying to slash pay and benefits for their dietary, housekeeping, and laundry workers, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania said
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 is a ruthless and brazen attack on the freedom of working people. It caps off a shocking Supreme Court term, which
Saying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case is about nothing less than “trying to destroy the labor movement,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order
QUEBEC, Canada – Quebec’s striking crane operators have returned to work ending a six-day strike that began June 14th. The workers were protesting against industry initiated changes in government regulations that
