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Union Members Demand a Voice in Presidential Endorsements
Several unions are responding to members' criticisms of how endorsements were made in 2016.
Graduate Workers Will Fight Like Hell to Stop the Trump Labor Board’s New Rule
Trump's NLRB is attempting to strip grad students of their union rights by refusing to recognize them as “workers.”
Trump Labor Department’s New Overtime Pay Rule Leaves Behind Millions of Workers
Roughly 8.2 million workers will be left behind by the new rule.
Federal Workers Will Flood Washington to Resist Trump’s War on Unions
Trump's attacks reverberate beyond the federal employees and labor unions that are the direct target.
GM Workers Strike for Fair Pay as Executives and Investors Rake in Billions
Nearly 50,000 workers are fighting for better wages as executives and financiers benefit from record profits.
Low-Wage Workers Gather to Build Power Across Sectors in the South
The Worker Power Summit was billed as the first regional convening of low-wage workers from all sectors of the economy.
Labor and Climate Activists Are Teaming Up to Push for Green New Deal
With UAW workers on strike, reporter Steven Greenhouse addresses the future of American labor.
Oregon State University Employees Vote to Authorize a Strike Amid Heated Moment
Strikes are also planned at health care giant Kaiser Permanente and the Fred Meyer grocery chain.
General Motors Cuts Off Health Care for 50,000 Striking Workers
The move exposes GM executives' cruelty -- and the health care system's inhumanity.
Stress, Overwork and Insecurity Are Driving Up Workplace Accidents
The pressure to work faster and longer is making work more dangerous for many jobs.