Labor Historian Robert Forrant is a Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies at the University of Massachusetts who recently authored a Labor News Story that was published on The Conversation. It read, in part: What do Violinists, Grocery Store Clerks, College Dorm Counselors, Nurses, Teachers, Hotel Housekeepers, Dockworkers, TV Writers, Auto Workers, more»

(NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY) - Tens of thousands of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)-represented Longshore Workers, employed at ports from Maine to Texas, are preparing for a possible Strike on Tuesday (October 1st). Negotiations between the Union on the East and Gulf Coasts and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have not more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond joined other Labor Leaders to pay tribute to the extraordinary life and career of long-time Labor, Civil and Human Rights Leader William “Bill” Lucy. President Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Redmond: “Our movement has lost an icon. For more»

Don McIntosh at People’s World reports on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) effort to block the largest grocery acquisition in U.S. History - and one that could endanger Workers’ jobs while increasing food prices. The FTC, joined by the Attorneys General of the State of Oregon and eight other States, wants Judge Nelson to grant a more»

Nearly 1,700 Workers in San Francisco are on Strike. Noell Mateer at HotelDive reports more than 1,500 Hotel Workers walked off the job on Sunday (September 22nd) in the latest wave of Unite Here Member Strikes in the State of California. The affected San Francisco Hotels are Grand Hyatt San Francisco Union Square, Hilton San Francisco Union Square and more»

Laura Fay at CBS-TV/Philadelphia reports Unionized Workers who serve food and work in retail and warehouse spaces at South Philadelphia's three sports stadiums have gone out on Strike -starting today (Monday, September 23rd). Unite Here Local 274 represents Cooks, Servers, Bartenders, Dishwashers, Concessions Workers, Cleaners, Retail Workers and Warehouse more»

SAG-AFTRA Editor’s Note: Pictured above, California Governor Gavin Newsom (on the left) and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher (on the right), back row: SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher (on the left) and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (on the right) (SAG-AFTRA Photo) (LOS ANGELES, more»

Steven Greenhouse at Slate takes a very interesting deep dive into the Teamsters’ decision not to make an endorsement in the Presidential race, especially when it comes to Democratic Candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris, who as part of the Biden-Harris Administration moved political heaven and earth to enact the Teamsters’ #1 legislative more»

Charisma Madarang at Rolling Stone reports that right after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters broke with tradition and announced it would not endorse a candidate for President, several of the Union’s Joint Councils in the Battleground States of Nevada, Michigan and Wisconsin publicly pledged their support for Democratic nominee Vice President more»

Ian Kullgren and Gabrielle Coppola at Bloomberg report the United Auto Workers (UAW) will ask their Members to green light a strike against Stellantis NV, escalating an already tense standoff with one of the world’s largest car manufacturers. The UAW will hold Strike Authorization Votes at several local Union Chapters in the coming days, seeking to more»

(ATLANTA, GEORGIA & SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA) - The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has announced the Union has reached strong tentative new agreements with AT&T Southeast and AT&T West, which were negotiated separately. The agreement in the Southeast ends a 30-day Strike - the longest Telecommunications Strike in the region’s more»

Eric Lagatta at USA TODAY reports Unionized Boeing Workers walked off the job today (Friday, September 13th) to begin picketing outside the company's plants around Seattle after voting to Strike for the first time since 2008. Tens of thousands of International Association of Machinists (IAM)-represented Employees voted this week to reject a proposed deal. more»

The Associated Press reports the risk of a Strike at Boeing appears to be growing as International Association of Machinists (IAM)-represented Factory Workers are displeased with a contract offer the IAM negotiated with the Aircraft Manufacturer. The IAM Local represents 33,000 Boeing Workers and Union Officials predict the Union’s Membership will more»

Caleb Lawson at Hoodline reports Cleveland's Mayor Justin Bibb and other key figures have made a significant announcement to reshape the City's construction landscape. Bibb, alongside U.S. Congresswoman Shontel Brown, joined forces with the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council and various Union Leaders to firmly commit to implementing Project more»

Lori Aratani at The Washington Post reports the International Association of Machinists (IAM) has reached a tentative contract agreement with Boeing, a deal that could avoid a costly and damaging strike as Boeing seeks to recover from a series of crises. The terms of the deal with IAM District 751 are unprecedented, with a 25% general wage increase for all more»

New research by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows Workers with a disability who are Members of a Union earn higher wages and are more likely to have benefits than those who are not. The analysis found that between 2016 and 2023, the mean hourly wage for a Worker with a disability and represented by a Union was $31.99 - almost $5 more»

(SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE) - A majority of Workers employed at Ultium Cells in Tennessee have signed cards to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) - and the company has agreed to recognize their Union. Ultium, a joint venture of General Motors and LG Energy Solution, did not interfere with the decision by its 1,000 Employees to join the UAW. The Workers more»

A message from National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: The National AFL-CIO represents nearly 13 million Workers in our Federation across 60 Unions. This time every year, we come together to put the labor back in Labor Day. As much as we love the barbecues, the mattress sales - this is our week. This is about recognizing and appreciating the Workers more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The National AFL-CIO prepared for this year’s election for months, identifying the top Unions in every Congressional District in the country to get them to mobilize Members “and make sure people are being reached” with political issue messages, the Labor Federation’s President Liz Shuler says. Talking with more»

Robert Tait at The Guardian reports thousands of Hotel Workers went on Strike over the weekend for improved pay and conditions in a dispute likely to disrupt many Labor Day holiday travelers, amid Union warnings that action could escalate. More than 10,000 Workers walked off the job at hotels in Boston, Seattle, Honolulu, Kauai and Greenwich, Connecticut - more»

Brett Wilkins at Common Dreams reports that despite corporate-backed efforts to erode Union Power in the United States for more than a century, U.S. public support for Organized Labor is higher than it's been in seven decades, according to the annual Gallup Labor Day Poll, which revealed 70% of Americans approve of Labor Unions, while 23% disapprove. more»

Labor Day provides an appropriate time to reflect upon how Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans, if restored to power, will deal with the American Labor Movement. Much of the evidence on this score is available in Project 2025, a 922-page public policy agenda, produced by the Heritage Foundation, for the first 180 days of a new Republican Administration. more»

Alina Lee at KHON2.com reports from Honolulu that thousands of Workers employed at seven Waikiki Hotels and one on Kauai say they’re burnt out and have had enough. A historic Strike vote was taken earlier in August and has now authorized what could be the largest Strike of Hawaii Hotel Workers since 1990. The Workers are willing to Strike for higher more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Members employed at six Guitar Center locations across the United States – including Boston and Danvers Massachusetts, Chicago, Las Vegas and two stores in New York City, have ratified a new three-year agreement. The contract includes an increased minimum wage rate for every more»

United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain is blaming Stellantis for the death of a Worker forced to leave its Belvidere, Illinois Plant and relocate to their Toledo, Ohio Plant where he was killed on the job. The UAW will fight, and if necessary, Strike Stellantis if the company breaks its new Union contract by not reopening and expanding the Car more»

(LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) – The Culinary and Bartenders Unions and The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, which includes The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort, have announced a tentative contract agreement on a new four-year deal - a first-time Union agreement that covers more than 4,000 Resort Team Members in the Food, Beverage, Housekeeping, Bar, Lounge and Bell more»

The United Auto Workers (UAW) have announced several Local Units representing tens of thousands of workers at Stellantis are preparing to file grievances against the Automaker for refusing to honor their contract, paving the way for a potential National Strike at Stellantis. In the 2023 agreement with Stellantis, the UAW won the right to Strike over more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A proposed U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) rule to force firms to disclose how much time each boss who engages in Union-Busting spends on that task - and the share of that boss’s pay which covers that time - is hung up at the White House. At a background pre-Labor Day briefing, a Senior USDOL Official could not give a forecast more»

At the Democratic Convention In Chicago, Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports Union Leaders and Two Union Members marched to the podium at the opening day of the Democratic Convention in Chicago, full of praise for Vice President Kamala Harris and blasting at her Republican foe, convicted felon and White Nationalist Donald Trump, President more»

Rebecca Rosman at NPR reports more than 17,000 Communications Workers of America (CWA)-represented AT&T Workers across the Southeast are on Strike after accusing company management of Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) during recent contract negotiations. A statement released by the CWA said AT&T did not bargain in good faith and sent negotiators who more»

Hannah Abraham at Business Insider reports thousands of Unionized Disneyland Workers have accepted a new contract offer from the park, scoring a significant pay rise. The deal provides for hourly wages to increase from $19.90 to $26 over three years - a 31% bump. Park Workers pressured their bosses with rallies and a threat to Strike. The deal mandates more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports on the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) efforts to fight back against Stellantis, which has threatened massive layoffs at its Warren, Michigan Truck Plant. The company may indefinitely lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 Workers employed there. Workers there build an older version of the Ram 1500 pickup more»

(CINCINNATI, OHIO) - More than 1,300 Sort Workers employed at DHL’s Global Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have joined Teamsters Local 89 after the company voluntarily recognized their right to collectively bargain. “DHL has recognized the strength in our unity and the hard work we put in every day,” more»

(WAYNE, MICHIGAN) - For the first time in history, a candidate for the U.S. Presidency reminded people that many things we take for granted, including weekends themselves, are among the things none of us would have were it not for Unions. The enormous crowd at the United Auto Workers (UAW) Union Hall, where Kamala Harris - the Democratic nominee for the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO is continuing to highlight the threat that Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s agenda poses to Workers. As part of its 2024 campaign program, the National AFL-CIO - a Labor Federation of 60 Unions and more than 12.5 million Members, has launched a comprehensive new on-line guide that digs into more»

(TOWSON, MARYLAND) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) has overwhelmingly ratified a historic three-year agreement with Apple that improves work-life balance, raises pay and helps protect job security. Workers employed at the Towson, Maryland Apple Retail Store - the more»

“Where’s Ed?” Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) posed that question while on informational picket lines. They toil for rabidly Anti-Union Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, a graduate of St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York. The AFA-CWA, more»

Hannah Meisel at Capitol News Illinois reports Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of captive audience meetings – used by businesses to dissuade Workers from forming a Union. The Law, dubbed the Worker Freedom of Speech Act, was a top priority this Spring for Organized Labor Groups in Illinois, more»

(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - The United Auto Workers’ (UAW) International Executive Board has voted to endorse Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Her historic candidacy builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s proven track record of standing with the UAW and delivering major gains for the Working Class.  UAW President Shawn Fain more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) has secured the largest wage increase for Amtrak Workers in the Agency’s 53-year history after On-Board Service Workers overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new seven-year contract. The new contract includes a 34% compounded wage increase over seven years. The agreement covers July 1st, more»

(TOWSON, MARYLAND) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) has reached a tentative agreement with Apple that improves work-life balance, raises pay and helps protect job security. IAM CORE represents 85 Employees at Apple’s retail store in Towson, Maryland. more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports that after several suspenseful weeks, the Hollywood Basic Crafts Union Coalition has announced it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Hollywood Studios and Streamers. The deal is still subject to a ratification vote by Union Members. In a statement, Teamsters Local 399 said: After a long last 48 more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland - acting under the authority delegated by the SAG-AFTRA National Board and with the unanimous advice and counsel of the Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee, has more»

Jill Goldsmith at Deadline reports Disney Workers Rising, the Disneyland Unions’ Bargaining Group, has announced it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the company on a new three-year contract covering 14,000 Workers employed at Disneyland parks and resorts. Union Members, who will vote on the new deal Monday (July 29th), had previously more»

(ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA) – Teamsters at Disneyland have voted by an overwhelming 99% to authorize a Strike, Union Officials have announced. The decisive vote is a direct response to Disney executives’ refusal to negotiate in good faith and the company’s numerous Unfair Labor Practices (ULP), they said. In California, Cast Members at more»

Dave Jamieson at The Huffington Post takes a look at what another Trump Presidency would mean for America’s Labor Unions. With everything that has been looking up for the Labor Movement these days - more Workers Unionizing their workplaces, Employees going on Strike in numbers not seen in years and Unions notching some major organizing breakthroughs, more»

Workers are filing petitions to hold Union Elections and winning them at increasingly higher rates, according to data released by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This uptick is in part a result of the NLRB's adoption of Pro-Worker policies during the Biden Administration. The NLRB so far has received more than 2,600 Union Election Petitions in more»

(SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) - Tens of thousands of International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 751 and W24 Members packed venues in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week to tell Boeing they are prepared to Strike if a fair contract is not reached. The Strike sanction vote, which allows Union Members to receive benefits in the event of a Strike more»

The State of Maryland has finally recognized a Strike by 600 predominately Black Women who walked off the job in 1938 in what was then the self-proclaimed “Crab Capital of the World” – a labor action carried out for fair wages in the Seafood Industry. For five weeks, the Crab Pickers fought to reinstate their pay. As they did, angry more»

(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN) – Teamsters International President Sean O’Brien’s prime time speech earlier this week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee is drawing different opinions from those in Organized Labor - some who agree and others who disagree that a high-ranking Union Official should have ever done what O’Brien did more»