Allina, Nurses Brace for Prolonged Strike
Allina Health and the union for its 4,800 Twin Cities nurses detailed separate plans Sunday for taking care of patients during what could be a prolonged and painful nursing strike...
Labor Movement
Union Decline Lowers Wages of Nonunion Workers
For men in the private sector who lack a college degree and do not belong to a labor union, real wages today are substantially lower than they were in the late 1970s.
NLRB: Graduate Students at Private Universities May Unionize
In a blow to private institutions and a boon to their graduate student employees, the NLRB ruled Tuesday that graduate research and teaching assistants are entitled to collective bargaining.
The Decline of Unions and the Rise of Trump
Recent research in social science and history suggests that the white working-class men who are planning to vote for Donald J. Trump this November might have been out front in the fight against Mr. Trump — if only the
Democrats Support, Republicans Oppose Labor Unions in their Party Platforms
While the Democratic Party platform supports a strong labor movement, the Republican Party platform sees unions as a threat to "freedom" in the workplace.
Philadelphia's largest public union agrees to wage increases, new pension plan
The City of Philadelphia and its largest public union have agreed to terms on a new four-year contract on Friday night. City workers will receive 3-percent pay increases in 2016, 2017 and 2019. A 2.5-percent increase is scheduled in 2018.
Rally for Trump Taj Mahal Workers on Strike
From the New Jersey AFL-CIO More than 1,000 of our UNITE HERE Local 54 brothers and sisters are on strike at the Trump Taj Mahal. These workers, and the community, are under siege by billionaire Carl Icahn, who took away
HPAE Statement on the Supreme Court's Friedrichs Decision
Statement of Ann Twomey, RN, President, HPAE Re: the Supreme Court’s 4-4 Decision on Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association March 29, 2016 Today’s Supreme Court 4-4 ruling in the ‘Friedrich vs California Teachers Association case protected nurses and healthcare