Where are Our Leaders?!
Mark Harrison
October 13, 2019
Why is organized labor and the rest of America in such deep crisis? Who should working people be looking to for help getting us out of this colossal mess? Labor
Category: National
Alaska Governor Orders Union State Workers to ‘Opt-In’ to Membership
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 13, 2019
JUNEAU, Alaska—Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Sept. 26 ordered the state personnel agency to require all unionized state employees to “opt-in” to union membership. The order to the state Department of
Federal Appeals Court Rules McDonald’s Is Not a ‘Joint Employer’
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—A federal appeals court ruled Oct. 1 that McDonald’s wasn’t liable for a Bay Area franchisee’s violations of California wage law because the workers had failed to show it
Chicago Teachers and Park Workers Set Oct. 17 Strike Deadline
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 11, 2019
CHICAGO, Ill.—Chicago’s teachers, school support staff, and park district workers announced Oct. 2 that they have set a joint Oct. 17 strike date. The deadline gave the city two weeks
UAW Rejects GM Offer; Temps’ Status Still Issue
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 10, 2019
DETROIT, Mich.—The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors entered its 18th day Oct. 3, after the union rejected the company’s Sept. 30 contract offer and submitted a counterproposal. UAW
Medicare-for-All: Taft-Hartley Benefits Summit to look at the implications of a single-payer health system on health funds and union membership
Ilene MacDonald, FRA
October 9, 2019
Interest in a single-payer system has grownin the wake of unaffordable premiums and deductibles even for the lowest non-subsidized plans, as well as the Trump administration’s efforts to further destabilize
Publisher’s Note: LaborPress’ Increasing Importance to Lives of Working Men & Women
Neal Tepel
October 1, 2019
New York, NY – LaborPress, a proud union company, is unique. It’s the largest and most popular labor news network in the country. We are a great source for daily
Kaiser Permanente, Unions Reach Tentative Contract Deal
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
September 29, 2019
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Kaiser Permanente health-care network has reached a tentative contract agreement with the 11 unions representing 85,000 workers, both sides announced Sept. 25. If ratified, the deal would
Pittsburgh Google Contract Workers Join Steelworkers Union
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
September 28, 2019
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Employees of a Google contractor in Pittsburgh voted 49-24 to join the United Steelworkers, the union announced Sept. 24. The new local, one of the first formed by workers