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How song makes the union strong
by
David Brancaccio
and Ellen Rolfes
Aug 12, 2024
Labor songs were sung at home, on the job and on the picket line. Let's look at the history, starting with "Harlan County, U.S.A."
Campus labor activism spreads to undergrads
Nov 6, 2023
And those students are likely to take their engagement beyond the academy.
U.S. Steel may be for sale, and union workers want a say on the buyer
by
Ali Budner
Aug 25, 2023
The final outcome of the sale could have huge implications for both organized labor and the domestic steel economy.
More and more graduate students seek to unionize
Dec 21, 2021
The pandemic has highlighted existing challenges for grad student workers and created new ones.
Why labor unions keep shrinking
Aug 22, 2019
It's not just the shift away from a manufacturing economy.
How to grow a union in an anti-union state
Feb 26, 2018
In the South, where people are “ashamed to tell their neighbors that they are in a union,” one labor organization is turning things around.
Supreme Court to hear arguments on "fair-share" union dues
Feb 23, 2018
Labor advocates have described this case as the biggest threat to labor unions in years
For public good, not for profit.
What does labor organizing look like for you?
Aug 23, 2017
We want to hear your opinions about your rights as a worker.
Telemundo actors vote to unionize
Mar 9, 2017
For the first time in 65 years, actors at a major TV network have held a union election. The actors? Stars of the wildly popular telenovelas airing on NBC Universal’s Telemundo network. The vote still needs to be certified, but assuming that happens, the performers will be joining Hollywood’s SAG-AFTRA union with the hopes of […]
Missouri could soon join the ranks of right-to-work states
Jan 27, 2017
Right to work bars unions from requiring workers to pay dues as a condition of employment.