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Wage Watch: Study finds ‘alarming’ wage violations by employers in two states
Wage theft is rampant in California and New York The Department of Labor wanted to find out just how many workers in California and New York were earning at least the mandatory minimum wage. The...
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In victory for unions, NLRB grants workers right to organize via company email
In a decision aimed at bringing labor law up to speed with workplace technology, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Thursday that workers can use an employer’s email system for union...
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Shippers suspend weekend cargo loading at U.S. West Coast ports
(Reuters) – The loading and unloading of cargo freighters will be suspended at all 29 U.S. West Coast ports this weekend because of chronic slowdowns on the docks that shippers and terminal operators...
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The new union rule that has employers outraged
Workers who want to unionize will now have a much easier go of it. That's because starting Tuesday, a new federal rule aimed at speeding up the union election process goes into effect. Employers--in a...
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Unions say it’s OK for businesses to sidestep the L.A. minimum wage
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles City Council voted in favor a new law that would increase the city’s minimum wage from $9 to $15 an hour by the year 2020. Yet the Los Angeles Times reports that...
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This union is attacking Disney’s weirdest policy
Working at a Disney Park may be magical, but apparently the “cast members” -- as these Disney employees are called -- aren’t allowed to tell anyone what loveable character they play -- at least for...
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The new labor movement and the transient advantage economy
Big Labor was very much in the news this weekend as it presented a united front to "just say no" to greater freedom of global trade. It's taken some time, but union leaders seem to have finally learned...
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After loss in trade fight, AFL-CIO is lifting its freeze on political...
The AFL-CIO is lifting the freeze on political contributions it imposed back in March to pressure Democrats against supporting free trade measures, sources familiar with the development tell Fortune....
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New York airport workers plan overnight strike
Airport workers are set to strike Wednesday night at New York City’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports in protest of what they view as below-fair wages in an era of climbing airline...
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Office coworking company WeWork is caught up in labor dispute
Office coworking space WeWork made headlines in June when it raised a massive $433 million round, but this time the press isn’t so flattering. Over the past couple of months, the company, which owns...
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Here’s why you’re working more for less
As we approach the seventh Labor Day since the official end of the recession, workers in virtually all corners of the economy have seen the value of their paychecks shrink. Meanwhile, the cost of...
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Seattle considers letting Uber and Lyft drivers join union
While ride-sharing platforms are facing litigation in California that challenges their drivers’ designation as independent contractors, lawmakers in Seattle are considering legislation that could upend...
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ThinkProgress is the latest digital news publication to unionize
The trend of digital news outlets unionizing doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Late Wednesday, ThinkProgress, the progressive site for left-leaning news, agreed to voluntarily recognize the...
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Why the video game industry is on the edge its first major strike
The video game industry could be about to face its first major labor action. Members of SAG-AFTRA voted almost unanimously to authorize a strike against video game publishers as the battle between...
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Why Democratic voters support free trade agreements
Over the past 20 years, there has been a broad political consensus in the U.S. that free trade deals are a boon to the economy. Free trade deals have long been in the Republican Party’s wheelhouse. But...
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Why the Koch Brothers aren’t happy with the GOP race
If you say “money in politics” to the average person, there is a good chance they’ll immediately think of the Koch brothers -- especially if they’re of a more liberal bent. The siblings, famous for...
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Why Southwest’s pilots just rejected a massive pay raise
On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines' pilots rejected a proposed contract that would have made them the best paid in the industry. Why did the pilots spurn an offer that would have given them a more than...
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Ford is Adding 2,000 Jobs to a Plant in Kentucky
Automaker Ford is adding 2,000 jobs to its plant in Louisville, Ky., reports CNN, as a way to boost production of the upcoming aluminum version of the Ford F-Series Super Duty, an extension of the...
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This Supreme Court Case Could Deal A Major Blow to Public Unions
For years, unions in the United States have been under threat from a dwindling manufacturing base and the proliferation of state “right-to-work laws,” which have restricted the organizations’ ability...
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Why Angry American Doctors Might Follow the British and Strike
There is new drama on the healthcare front. This time, it's not in the United States, where critics have endlessly dissected the expansion of health coverage since Obamacare was introduced five years...
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