PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—News staff at WHYY, Philadelphia’s public radio and TV station, voted 70-1 on Oct. 30 to join SAG-AFTRA. “It’s official! With 99% of the vote, we have won our
Michael Bloomberg would be the worst candidate the Democrats could possibly nominate in 2020—unless they cross-endorse Donald Trump. The former New York mayor, who has begun preparations to run in
WASHINGTON—Workers at the National Endowment for Democracy voted to join Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 2 on Oct. 30. The union said it won by a 7-1 margin
DETROIT, Mich.—The United Auto Workers’ National Ford Council voted Nov. 1 to recommend that members ratify the tentative agreement the union reached with Ford Motor Co. Oct. 30. Like the UAW’s new
TUCSON, Ariz.—The Asarco copper company has agreed to resume bargaining with the eight unions representing about 2,000 workers on strike since Oct. 13, the United Steelworkers said Oct. 30. The
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Union workers at General Mills’ cereal plant voted almost unanimously Nov. 6 to reject the company’s “last, best, and final” contract offer. Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Workers at General Mills’ cereal-production facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa are “likely” to go on strike as soon as Nov. 6, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Kentucky voters have narrowly elected state Attorney General Andy Beshear governor, unseating Matt Bevin, possibly the most anti-labor incumbent to occupy a state house since Scott Walker. Beshear, a
Although the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to increase the federal minimum wage from the $7.25 an hour it’s been stuck at for decades, there’s little chance the Senate
Plane crashes, building collapses, and bridge collapses, what do these recent events over the past 18 months have to do with each other? The greed of these companies to ignore
