Union News
Republicans Want To Pass A Federal Right-To-Work Law
Feb 1, 2017
House Republicans plan to introduce a bill Wednesday that would institute right-to-work policies in the entire country if it became ...
Want to make sure trade is good for workers globally and in US: AFL-CIO
Jan 30, 2017
Thea Lee, AFL-CIO deputy chief of staff, discusses her position on President Trump's manufacturing initiative and the administration's latest policies. ......
Trump is 'doing things that are not Republican,' union president says
Jan 27, 2017
Teamsters Union President James Hoffa Jr. praised Donald Trump's first moves in office, saying Friday that the president was doing more for Americans than......
Hoffa: Pledge to work with Trump where it helps organized labor
Jan 27, 2017
James Hoffa, Teamsters president, weighs in on what President Trump means for labor unions and the economy. ......
UPDATE 2-GM to cut 625 jobs in Canada, move some work to Mexico -union
Jan 27, 2017
(Adds analyst comment, upcoming plant contract talks) TORONTO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - General Motors Co will cut 625 jobs at its auto assembly plant in......
FACTBOX-Trump names executives, labor officials to manufacturing jobs council
Jan 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said he was launching a manufacturing jobs initiative and named a group of U.S.......
Rob Britton: Emirates’ New Athens Flights: A Sharp Poke in the Eye
Jan 26, 2017
Emirates’ recent announcement that they would begin nonstop flights from Newark to Athens on March 12 struck many Washington aviation ...
Donald Trump’s First Week In Office Leaves Labor Worried About An Internal Split
Jan 26, 2017
Sean McGarvey joined other labor union leaders Monday in a visit with President Donald Trump at his new digs in ...
Rob Britton: Emirates Finally Hits Turbulence
Jan 24, 2017
Deep in a lengthy Bloomberg Businessweek article on Emirates Airline was a quote that spoke volumes about the airline’s strategy ...
Silvers: NAFTA encouraged a race to the bottom
Jan 23, 2017
Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO Director of Policy & Special Counsel, weighs in on President Donald Trump's meeting with union leaders. ......
Pres. Trump meets with union leaders
Jan 23, 2017
President Donald Trump meets with union leaders at the White House. ......
This coffeehouse now has best parental leave of any major restaurant chain
Jan 23, 2017
When it comes to parental leave policies, the U.S. falls far behind other developed nations — but Starbucks is trying to narrow that gap.......
Lee A. Saunders: March This Weekend, Organize for the Next Four Years
Jan 20, 2017
The inauguration isn’t the only mass gathering in Washington this weekend. In response to the swearing-in of the new president, ...
Brazil oil workers' union accepts Petrobras' collective wage deal
Jan 19, 2017
SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Brazilian oil workers' union has accepted a proposal from state-controlled Petrobras for a collective wage deal, the......
What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred?
Jan 12, 2017
Melissa Murray, Kathleen Geier, Catherine Powell Three writers consider what the 2016 election reveals about the state of feminism today. ...