Unions

In this September 2017 photo, students walk to class on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. As academia becomes increasingly competitive in attracting top students and staff, universities are turning to retail to create study, work, and play environments that set themselves apart.

NLRB proposes rule that would prevent students from unionizing

Sean Higgins · September 20, 2019 12:53 pm

Alaska attorney general moves to protect worker freedom

Michael Slabinski · September 19, 2019 12:00 am

GM autoworkers go on nationwide strike

Sean Higgins · September 16, 2019 7:35 am

Dennis Williams, president of the United Auto Workers union (UAW), speaks during the start of labor negotiations with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA), at the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. With negotiations kicking off this month between U.S. carmakers and their main domestic labor union, talks involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are poised to be the most contentious.

Feds investigating current and former UAW union bosses for yearslong embezzlement scheme

Tim Pearce · September 13, 2019 6:25 pm

Union members from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

SEIU accused of union-busting by its own staff

Sean Higgins · September 13, 2019 6:23 pm

A United Auto Worker pickets outside General Motors assembly plant Sept. 24, 2007 in Janesville, Wis. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

The UAW’s apparent corruption has elements of tragedy

Michael Barone · September 2, 2019 10:33 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

Federal watchdog agency: Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is not a labor violation

Sean Higgins · August 29, 2019 7:30 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka feels good on the 125th anniversary of Labor Day.

Washington Secrets

Union approval near 50-year high, AFL-CIO credits outreach

Paul Bedard · August 29, 2019 3:25 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters at the Iowa Federation of Labor convention, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa.

Beltway Confidential

Bernie Sanders’ new, special carve out for unions undermines the case for his socialized healthcare plan

Philip Klein · August 22, 2019 3:06 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the Iowa State Fair, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sanders talks up ‘class warfare’ to union audience

Joseph Simonson · August 21, 2019 6:25 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Iowa Federation of Labor convention, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa.

No mention of ‘Medicare for all’ from Warren or Sanders at union event

Joseph Simonson · August 21, 2019 5:32 pm

Plaintiff Mark Janus stands outside the Supreme Court after the court rules in a setback for organized labor that states can't force government workers to pay union fees on Wednesday in Washington.

Janus showed me how to fight for my free speech

Randy Boudreaux · August 21, 2019 3:20 pm