Volkswagen Reverses Course on Union at Tennessee Plant

Just two years ago, Volkswagen was actively supporting the United Auto Workers in its push to

Prince Was a Champion for Working People

Let's take a second to look at 40 year union member Prince's career-spanning fights on behalf of working people. Read more

UAW: VW Is Cheating Its Workers By Violating Labor Law - 04-26-16

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel says the union wants the National Labor Relations Board to order Volkswagen "to immediately abide by federal law and come to the bargaining table with its employees." Casteel says VW is in clear violation of U.S.

United Flight Attendants Picket Airports In Six Cities As Intense Mediation Sessions Start - 04-22-16

CWA-IBEW Verizon Strike Against Corporate Greed Is In Tenth Day - 04-22-16

Corporate greed versus doing the right thing by your workers is at the heart of the Verizon strike. Thirty-nine thousand CWA and IBEW workers are in the tenth day of their strike. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is endorsed for president by the CWA, spoke to workers on the Verizon picket lines in New York City. [Chant]: "Bernie! Bernie. Read More...

Preparing For A Strike, UPS Pilots Open Strike Center As End Of Federal Mediation Approaches - 04-21-16

UPS pilots have opened a Strike Operations Center to serve as the union pilots nerve center in the event of a strike. The Independent Pilots Association says that after five years of bargaining, including two years of intensive federal mediation it's crunch time for pilots at UPS.

Port Of Los Angeles Truckers Strike Chinese Owned Company Over Mis-Classification - 04-21-16

Misclassified drivers at a Chinese owned subsidiary went on strike Wednesday at the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. It's the third time these drivers have went on strike protesting misclassification and related retaliation at Intermodal Bridge Transport.

New AFL-CIO Trade Video Warns That TPP Would Double Down on NAFTA’s Economic Devastation

Airbnb is forming an alliance with one of the nation’s biggest labor unions

Airbnb is in negotiations to cut a deal with one of the nation’s biggest unions that would employ unionized home cleaners who are paid at least $15 per hour, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Detroit Chassis Workers Threaten Strike, Employer Agrees To Their Demand To Join UAW - 04-20-16

Temp workers who threatened to walk off their jobs at the Detroit Chassis auto parts plant in Avon , Ohio called off the strike after the employer agreed to their demand to join the UAW. Some of the workers are paid as little as $9.50 an hour.

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