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Democrats’ Relief Bill Shores Up A Million People’s Pensions. That’s A Huge Deal.

Mar 7, 2021

Democrats in the Senate narrowly passed a mammoth coronavirus aid package Saturday morning that is likely to......

Democratic lawmakers show solidarity for Amazon union vote in Alabama: ‘We stand with you’

Mar 5, 2021

Rally organized by Workers Assembly Against Racism in support of Amazon workers of warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama rights to unionize at Union Square across......

Delta hands out bonuses to managers whose pay was cut in the pandemic

Mar 1, 2021

Delta Air Lines Bombardier Boeing 757-200 aircraft as seen arriving, on final approach for landing in New York JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport.Nicolas......

Amazon Workers’ Fight To Unionize Draws Help From Around The World

Feb 24, 2021

Roughly a hundred organizers have been calling workers from Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse in recent weeks, making......

Why Virginia Is Organized Labor’s Next Big Battleground

Feb 24, 2021

The backlash to then-President Donald Trump helped turn Virginia from a purple state......

Biden Stays Clear Of Endorsing Union Effort At Alabama Amazon Warehouse

Feb 22, 2021

President Joe Biden considers himself a union man “from belt buckle to shoe sole

Spirit Airlines is hiring pilots and flight attendants again in hopes of pandemic recovery

Feb 12, 2021

A Spirit Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller | Getty......

Biden Labor Appointee Frees Scabby The Rat From Legal Peril

Feb 9, 2021

The new acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board appears to be winding down his predecessor's......

Why Amazon Insisted On An In-Person Union Election During A Raging Pandemic

Feb 5, 2021

The retail giant says it's worried about low participation with mail-in ballots. But experts say it's more about......

Amazon loses effort to halt Alabama union drive, voting begins next week

Feb 5, 2021

Peter Endig | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon on Friday lost its push to postpone a closely watched union vote at a sprawling Alabama warehouse,......

‘Who cares!’ Trump brags about roles in ‘Home Alone 2’ and ‘Zoolander’ in bitter actors’ union resignation letter

Feb 4, 2021

Donald Trump in Home Alone 2Source: YouTubeDonald Trump quits — SAG!He still can't tweet, but the former president was quick to dash off a......

Airlines, labor unions push for a third round of federal aid with travel demand still depressed

Feb 4, 2021

Association of Flight Attendants International President Sara Nelson joins airline executives, fellow union heads and political leaders to call on Congress to pass an......

Democrats reintroduce labor rights bill as Covid puts spotlight on workplace safety

Feb 4, 2021

Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., speaks during a news conference on child care relief bills in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.Tom......

Congressional Democrats Are Pushing For The Biggest Labor Reform In Generations

Feb 4, 2021

The PRO Act could help boost unions on the decline, but only if Democrats can get around that......

American warns 13,000 employees of furloughs as airlines prepare to lose federal aid next month

Feb 3, 2021

An airport employee gestures on the tarmac as an American Airlines Airbus 220 plane is seen at gate at Washington National Airport (DCA) in......