(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Labor Leaders and Workers rallied at National AFL-CIO Headquarters this week to launch Labor’s nationwide It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security Bus Tour. While big corporations profit off the backs of Working People and politicians continue to raise costs and cut essential life-saving services, more»

Alex Galbraith at Salon reports the U.S. Supreme Court has given the Trump Administration the go-ahead to continue its program of mass Federal firings. In an unsigned order, the Court removed a stay on President Donald Trump’s plan to significantly slash the Federal Workforce, a scheme first laid out in a February Executive Order. The order said the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed legislation that forces Working Families to pay higher bills, rips health care away from 17 million people and destroys millions of jobs across health care, construction, energy and more to give tax breaks to the wealthy: more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In the final hours before July 4th, Labor Unions pulled out all the stops in a last-ditch effort to block President Donald Trump’s Project 2025-inspired billionaire budget from becoming law. But in the end, Republicans rammed the Class Warfare Bill through the House and sent it to Trump’s desk for a signature ahead of the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Economic Policy Institute (EPI) President Heidi Shierholz issued the following statement after the Republican-majority Congress passed President Trump Budget Bill: Congress passed one of the most destructive economic Bills in generations. The Republican budget will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families and shutter rural more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO is condemning Senate Republicans for passing a budget Reconciliation Bill that raises costs on Working People, wipes out millions of jobs and rips health care away from 17 million Americans - all to hand billionaires one of the biggest paydays in history. In a statement, National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said: more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey has issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s one big beautiful Bill: The revised Senate draft is a massive insult to the Working Men and Women of North America’s Building Trades Unions and all Construction Workers. This is more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is rolling out eight new streaming video ads targeting nine Republican Senators over the big, ugly Trump Tax Bill currently before Congress. The six-figure, 10-day ad buy will appear on all major on-line platforms and streaming TV across Alaska (Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan), Iowa more»

Daniel Wiessner and Nate Raymond at Reuters reports a Federal Judge has blocked President Donald Trump's administration from eliminating Union Bargaining for hundreds of thousands of Federal Workers at 21 agencies. U.S. District Judge James Donato agreed with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other Unions that Trump's March more»

Joe Fisher at UPI at reports President Donald Trump's decision to target Farm Workers in immigration raids has advocates sounding the alarm that the U.S. food supply is at risk. Trump changed direction on his deportation plans, shifting from avoiding farms, restaurants and the hospitality industry to a "no safe spaces" approach. About half of the hired more»

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed civil contempt of court charges against The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for refusing to restore health insurance coverage to striking Members of Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh-Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 38061 - despite a Federal Court order compelling them to do so. Newsroom Workers have been more»

Sasha Abramsky at The Nation reports that if there’s a silver lining, it’s that Blue States and municipalities are doubling down on protecting Workers. “My colleagues at the (National) Labor (Relations) Board are among the finest professionals I’ve ever worked with. We have attorneys from all backgrounds - Ivy League to regional more»

On May 22nd, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) on a close party-line vote of 215-to-214. This Republican-led legislation is now before the U.S. Senate and the National AFL-CIO with its affiliated Unions are advocating against the $1.3 trillion reduction in medical services that is included in the Republicans’ more»

Barbara DeLollis and Bill Ainsworth at the Harvard Business School report the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners has added a new layer of training for its Members: Teaching soft skills such as communication, emotional intelligence and collaboration. The goal is to improve workplace culture at construction sites throughout the United States and more»

Sara Braun at Fortune reports National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler knows she has a long Summer ahead of her. In recent days, she has seen Organized Labor’s ongoing battle with the Trump Administration come under an even brighter spotlight. Service Employees International Union of California President David Huerta was arrested on June 6th during a more»

Hannah Knowles at The Washington Post reports the leaders of two influential Labor Unions have left the Democratic National Committee (DNC), with one of them citing disagreements with Chair Ken Martin. American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is denouncing provisions of the U.S. Senate’s Reconciliation Bill that would undermine Federal Employees’ Workplace Rights and the ability of Labor Unions to represent their Members. U.S. Senator Rand Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Members of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a Division of the Teamsters Union, have ratified a new five-year contract with CSX Transportation, which governs nearly 3,500 Workers. The agreement was ratified by a 53.6% majority of those who returned ballots. BLET National President Mark Wallace said: more»

Brandon Chew at People’s World reports the NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America (CWA) is calling for investigations into Law Enforcement Officers they say have illegally targeted Journalists with “less-lethal rounds and tear gas” amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles against Federal immigration raids. The Union, which represents more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) have reached agreement on a new three-year tentative contract, APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein announced. The deal runs retro-actively from September 21st, 2024, through September 20th, 2027. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, it was more»

Benjamin Sachs, Professor of Labor and Industry at the Harvard Law School and a leading expert in the field of Labor Law and Labor Relations, recently penned an interesting Labor Perspective that appeared in OnLabor. It read, in part: When President Trump removed Gwynne Wilcox from her seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), he left the Board more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports according to the 2025 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, the largest Trade Union Federation in the world, Workers’ rights across every continent in the world are in a “freefall.” The index noted Workers’ rights and Democracy around the world are often more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: California Federation of Labor Unions Vice President and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta has been released from the hospital, but remains in custody, according to his Union, which posted on its Facebook Page: “We all collectively have to object to his more»

National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler has issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration cutting $3.7 billion in funding for energy projects: The Labor Movement condemns the Department of Energy’s decision to cut $3.7 billion in funding for new energy projects and take away tens of thousands of good Union jobs from more»

Rebecca Beitsch at The Hill reports the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) scored an initial victory in its challenge to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from stripping Collective Bargaining Rights from Employees at the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). “Today’s court decision is a crucial victory for more»

LaToya Parker and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad at People’s World report the House’s passage of President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill will cut trillions in taxes for the ultra-wealthy while eviscerating Medicaid, SNAP and other services for Working Americans. The Bill, which has now moved to the Senate, has been called a massive transfer more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Elon Musk was leaving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - but also held a press conference with President Donald Trump, who said: “(Elon) will always be with us:” Elon Musk didn’t get rid of any more»

The Associated Press reports the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to freeze a California-based Judge’s order halting the Trump Administration from downsizing the Federal Workforce, which means the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-led cuts remain on pause - for now. A split three-Judge panel found the downsizing could have more»

Reporting from Orlando, Florida - Cameron Harrison and Emma Glazer of People’s World: “If they can bust our Unions, how long before they come for the rest of us?,” asked American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) President Everett Kelley during the second session of the 54th International Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports from Washington, D.C. the top Enforcement Officer at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Acting General Counsel William Cowen, has cut back on remedies for Workers harmed by company law-breaking. The latest Anti-Labor move by the Administration follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) - America’s largest Private Sector Union representing 1.2 million Workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail and other essential industries across North America, has announced the ratification of a first-ever national contract that will bring more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports that fired Employees are warning drastic cuts at a Federal Workplace Safety Research Agency increase the risk of illness and injury for Workers across the U.S. and undermine preparations for public health emergencies. The Trump Administration ordered widespread layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety more»

Capital and Main and Marcus Baram at Fast Company report one of the most notable features of President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill passed by the House is a series of tax cuts exempting tips, overtime and Social Security from taxes. The White House said no taxes on overtime and tips “makes good on two of President Trump’s cornerstone more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Following a series of field hearings held across the U.S., a new report from the National AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living (DPWL) finds that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mass firings, cuts to essential services and attacks on Worker protections, safety and the people who enforce them are more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from Federal Boards, handing the Administration a legal victory and settling a high-stakes dispute over the President's power to fire Agency Officials. The ruling comes after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts agreed to temporarily more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which passed by just one vote overnight in the U.S. House of Representatives: House Republican Leaders passed this shameful Bill in the middle of the night for one reason: They didn’t want the American People to see the more»

Hayley Brown at The Center for Economic and Policy Research reports on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Force Statistics’ (BLS) releasing its annual summary of the Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-Born Workers in the United States, based on data collected monthly via the Current Population Survey (CPS). While Union Membership is not among the BLS’ more»

Josh Gerstein at Politico reports a Federal Appeals Court has lifted a lower Court order that prevented the Federal Government from implementing President Donald Trump’s plan to end collective bargaining by Workers at more than a dozen Federal Agencies. In a 2-1 ruling, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Court Judge Paul Friedman more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports for Workers and their allies, the more you look at GOP President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” money Bill - also known as reconciliation - the worse and worse it gets. Trying to quell the firestorm of opposition that has even some loyal MAGA Lawmakers worried about their futures, he is more»

Workers at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. have announced their intent to form a Union with the United Auto Workers after waves of layoffs and President Trump’s takeover of the board in February. Organized under the name Kennedy Center United Arts Workers, the Bargaining Unit would cover Administrative and more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Unions across Nursing, Education, Mining and Manufacturing Industries, along with a manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), are suing the Trump Administration to reverse the illegal dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human more»

The United Auto Workers (UAW) Union has released a damning new report arguing the U.S. Auto Industry could create tens of thousands of good-paying Union jobs by simply better utilizing existing plants instead of off-shoring production and funneling profits to Wall Street. The report - Unlocking the Potential of U.S. Auto Manufacturing Capacity, exposes a more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million Members employed in grocery, meatpacking, retail and other essential industries across North America, has announced the retirement of current International President Marc Perrone and the election of Secretary-Treasurer Milton Jones as more»

David Steiner, a former CEO of the Nation’s largest Waste Management Company who currently serves on the FedEx Board of Directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), becoming the country’s 76th Postmaster General. This comes as President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government more»

Austin Keating at SNIPS News reports that at the annual meeting of the Spiral Duct Manufacturers Association (SPIDA) in May, Industry Leaders from both the Union and Non-Union sides of the Sheet Metal Industry gathered to confront a common problem: How to plan around trade policy in a climate that feels radically more uncertain than just a few years ago. more»

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten recently penned a Labor Perspective that appear in Education International: President Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire. Trump’s illegal and autocratic actions more»

John P. Ruehl, an Australian-American Journalist living in Washington, D.C. who is a Contributing Editor to Strategic Policy, wrote this Labor Perspective that was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. In part, he wrote: In March 2025, hundreds of Workers at the JSW Steel facility in Ohio became the latest to Unionize more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports as Republican President Donald Trump again verbally trashes the U.S. Constitution, both National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and the public - in a new poll by the Pew Research Center, are calling him out for what he is - a serious threat to Democracy. Shuler says Trump is an “autocrat” and the more»

Ryan J. Foley at The Associated Press reports American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley says his Union’s ongoing Staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides Members and threatens the Union’s survival. Kelley, who heads the Nation’s largest Union for Federal Workers, said an Executive more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports on the “catastrophic” exodus of thousands of U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Employees, which threatens “all of the core aspects of working life,” insiders have warned, amid fears the Trump Administration will further slash the agency’s operations. The USDOL has already lost about 20% of more»