CAIRO, Ill.—The Illinois Labor Relations Board ruled Nov. 14 that it was legal for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to void a union contract for public-housing workers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—More than 5,000 teachers packed the state capitol Nov. 19 to demand better pay and more school funding on the day the state legislature began its 2020 session. The
TLM – According to reports, jailed Trump surrogate Paul Manafort tried, in 2016, to set up a back channel to AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka in a shady effort to suppress
DETROIT, Mich.—United Auto Workers President Gary Jones resigned abruptly Nov. 20, a few hours after the union began procedures to oust him and Region 5, Director Vance Pearson. The UAW International Executive
HOUSTON, Tex.—The Houston Federation of Teachers union is considering joining a lawsuit to block the state’s plans to take over the city school district. State Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced
DETROIT, Mich.—United Auto Workers members have ratified a four-year contract with Ford, the union announced Nov. 15. The agreement was approved by 56.3% of the voters. The deal will cover
TRENTON, N.J.—The New Jersey Department of Labor has assessed Uber for almost $650 million for failing to pay unemployment and disability taxes for its drivers. The department charged that Uber
WATCH – The largest nurses union in the United States is endorsing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for president in 2020. National Nurses United’s [NNU] is one of the first major
New York, NY – Ronald McDonald’s image as America’s innocuous grinning clown took another series hit on Tuesday, November 12, after the American Civil Liberties Union and fast food workers
DETROIT, Mich.—In a surprise message Nov. 2, United Auto Workers President Gary Jones told the union’s staff that he will take a leave of absence, effective Nov. 3. Vice President
