Unions

The first housekeeper elected to the city council in Providence, Rhode Island may be the voice needed to push local officials to raise the minimum wage of hotel workers.

The real movers and shakers in any struggle to transform the labor movement are the working members.

We asked four experienced staffers how they see their jobs and how they translate the idea that the members run the union into their day-to-day tasks.

A major case left for a Supreme Court decision is Harris v. Quinn, which could effect millions of public sector workers in the United States.

As the United States slips from its status as the globe's number one economic power, small numbers of Americans continue to amass staggering amounts of wealth, while simultaneously inequality …

It's time to restore the labor rights that we've lost, repeal Taft-Hartley, stop the insanity of Right To Work For Less and rebuild the US middle class.

With the support of America's second largest union SEIU, the fast food workers' $15 wage movement has grown, and this unorganized workforce of the past is shaping up to …

The cottage industry of those who love to critique “Cesar Chavez,” the movie, does not represent those who had firsthand knowledge of the United Farm Workers.

Corporate interests are pushing Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in an attempt to privatize public elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States and impose a one-size-fits-all curriculum on …

The education of union officers begins with the formation of reform caucuses committed to union democracy, building the union's presence in the school, as well as commitments to social …