From federal agencies like the National Labor Relations Board to lawmakers in Washington and state capitals, government at all levels makes decisions that affect workers' lives. Throughout U.S. history, employers have attempted to use government as a tool against workers, while unions have mobilized their members on behalf of many significant improvements, including abolition of child labor and passage of minimum wage, workplace safety, overtime pay, Social Security, health care and many other laws.
All six Democratic Farmer Labor party candidates for governor will make their case Friday during a forum at the annual AFSCME Council 5 convention in Duluth. Anyone can view the event on a live stream at theuptake.org
When a company forces a worker into mandatory arbitration of everything from unsafe working conditions to unpaid overtime, does that trump the worker’s rights under federal labor law? And how about a group of workers? The Supreme Court wrestled with those issues on their opening day.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide two cases with potentially devastating effects on workers. One would deprive workers of the right to sue employers who steal their wages. The other would undermine the power of workers to bargain collectively through unions.
More unions are endorsing single-payer government-run health care, a sign the issue resonates with leaders – and with predominantly Democratic voters among unionists.
Navy veteran Tom Edwards sees plenty of rhetoric about “supporting our troops,” but said the commitment falls short when it comes to staffing the services they need at Veterans Administration medical facilities. Edwards and dozens of other people participated in a rally Wednesday at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center to call on the Department of Veterans Affairs to fully staff VA facilities.
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees, veterans and others will rally Wednesday in Minneapolis as part of a nationwide effort to beef up staffing at Veterans Affairs facilities.
When it comes to the issue of union fees and free riders heading towards the U.S. Supreme Court, it's a case of "here we go again." But with a difference.
Citing Republican President Donald Trump’s racism, yet another top union leader, Service Employees Executive Vice President Valarie Lang, quit yet another presidential advisory panel, on travel and tourism infrastructure
More sick chickens on consumers’ plates? More injured poultry plant workers? Those alarming prospects led a coalition of unions, consumer groups, food safety groups, workers’ rights groups and the NAACP to protest a Georgia Republican congressman’s demand to speed up production lines at chicken-processing plants.
Historic and recent Minnesota state capitol construction workers will be honored as part of the grand opening of the newly-restored building Sunday, Aug. 13.
Workers are organizing through unions and other organizations to improve their lives. Union representation provides a voice on the job and the opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South