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Democrats Have Just Weeks to Avoid Labor Board Funding “Catastrophe,” Union Says
The NLRB’s budget has remained stagnant for nine years, severely undermining its ability to enforce labor laws.
As Workers Flee China’s Largest iPhone Factory, Activists Say Apple Is to Blame
Videos show workers attempting to flee a Foxconn factory where they're essentially imprisoned to produce the iPhone 14.
Labor Department Accuses Slaughter House Company of Employing Dozens of Children
An investigation found Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed children as young as 13 to clean dangerous machinery.
HarperCollins Workers Are Demanding Murdoch’s News Corp Pay Them a Living Wage
Employees at one of the world's largest publishing houses are on strike for a fair contract.
55,000 Ontario Education Workers Strike Despite Draconian New Anti-Labor Law
Workers are defying right-wing Premier Doug Ford's new law making it illegal for education workers to go on strike.
Rail Unions Got Pressured Into a Bad Deal, Now Workers Are Threatening to Strike
If one railroad union strikes, 11 more could respect the picket line and shut down the nation’s railway infrastructure.
Employees Sue Twitter After Musk Gives Little Notice for Mass Layoffs
The lawsuit alleges that Elon Musk was in violation of a federal law requiring advance notice of mass layoffs.
Economy Added 261,000 Jobs in October as Wage Growth Settles at 3.9 Percent
Job growth was strong across sectors, but it was especially strong in health care and manufacturing.
Stakes Are High for Workers, So Unions Are Mobilizing for Midterms
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry discusses how unions are organizing to empower working people ahead of Election Day.
Labor Board Says Starbucks CEO Schultz’s Comment to Pro-Union Worker Was Illegal
“If you hate Starbucks so much, why don’t you work somewhere else?” Schultz said to a pro-union worker in April.