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Autoworkers union pushes for 32 hour workweek
by
Matt Levin
Aug 28, 2023
It may be a strategy to cope with the electric vehicle transition.
Why so many workers are going on strike these days
Jun 28, 2023
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the number of workers who went on strike increased almost 50% last year, compared to 2021.
Film and TV choreographers are organizing their own union
May 31, 2023
They want the residuals and better working conditions other guilds have obtained for members.
Businesses that serve TV and film productions brace for effects of the writers strike
by
Lily Jamali
May 3, 2023
If it's anything like the last writers strike, it could halt production for 100 days.
UK public sector workers battle for pay hikes that match inflation
Apr 25, 2023
Following a rash of strikes in the public sector, some British workers have settled their pay disputes, but more are taking further action. And the government is striking back.
Understanding the civil rights movement as a labor and economic movement
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Feb 23, 2023
Legalized segregation was an economic system that determined people’s livelihoods, says history professor Robin D.G. Kelley.
Gen Z is the most pro-union generation
Jan 3, 2023
Many young workers have witnessed the effects of economic crises and are struggling with the gap between their wages and the cost of living.
For public good, not for profit.
Federal agency that oversees unions will get first funding boost in a decade
Dec 28, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board's resources have been stretched thin at a time when union organizing is surging.
Federal labor board lobbies for additional funding, staffing resources as Congressional deadline looms
Dec 15, 2022
The NLRB warns that no increase in funding could result in agency furloughs.
U.S. House votes to avert a nationwide rail strike, impose deal on unions
Nov 30, 2022
The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday. The measure now heads to the Senate.