JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Republicans in the Missouri legislature are pushing two measures intended to undermine the Proposition A ballot initiative to repeal the state’s 2017 ban on union shops. The state
New York, NY – On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz we talk to Andy Cassagnol, clerk, Surgical ICU, about NYU Langone’s decision to pull out of the League of
WASHINGTON, DC – Eric Dean, General President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s speech on drug
WASHINGTON, DC – In a recent report from the National Center of Education Statistics, teachers in public and private schools across the country pay for their classroom supplies. This became
PUEBLO, Colo.—More than 2,000 teachers, paraprofessionals, and supporters marched through downtown Pueblo May 9, the third day of a strike by education workers in this city of 110,000. Their two
May is Labor History Month. Bill Hohlfeld, LaborPress’s resident historian and educator, started out as an ironworker. He describes labor history as “literally, our story. It’s the chronicle of our
The U.S. Supreme Court will make a decision in the coming weeks whether or not to undermine the freedom of millions of teachers, nurses and other public workers to have strong
WASHINGTON—Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Minnesota’s Mark Dayton have pursued diametrically opposed labor policies since they took office in 2011—and the result, says a study released by the Economic Policy
MONTPELIER, Vt.—The Vermont House approved a bill May 9 that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $10.50 to $15 an hour by 2024, but Gov. Phil Scott is expected
New York, NY — A partial report released in May by Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC), titled “Take Me Off the Menu: The Impact of Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant
