January 24, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
Union membership in U.S. companies slumped to a record low last year after the recession eroded employment in industries where organized labor represents the work force, the Labor Department reported. Unions represented 6.9% of employees in companies, down from 7.2%...
September 20, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 17, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A new proposal to fund transportation projects around Pennsylvania has run into opposition from labor unions angered by a provision that...
August 20, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 19, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic lawmakers have pushed through their latest attempt to modify the union election process affecting California’s 450,000 farmworkers. The state Senate on Thursday...
August 18, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Kelly Yamanouchi appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on August 17, 2010.) ATLANTA — As Delta Air Lines workers prepare to vote in massive union representation elections later this year, labor leaders say wins at the company...
August 18, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Melanie Trottman appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on August 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Laborers’ International Union’s decision to rejoin the AFL-CIO after a four-year split is a fresh win for AFL-CIO President...
August 13, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Sam Stein appeared on the Huffington Post website on August 12, 2010.) Freed by her retirement to offer unbidden reflections on the state of foremost figures in the labor community, painted a picture of the Democratic Party that remains...
August 11, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on July 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two of the country’s largest unions have resolved a vicious feud that roiled organized labor for 18 months, costing it hundreds of thousands of...
May 25, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Michael O’Brien appeared at TheHill.com on May 24, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Organized labor is ramping up pressure on lawmakers to support a jobs bill that’s likely to come up for a vote this year. The AFL-CIO put House members on...
May 11, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Larry Gordon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 11, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) has decided not to deliver a graduation address at UC Riverside in response to a labor union’s campaign for...
May 11, 2010 | Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on May 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the eldest daughter among 10 siblings — and the third-eldest in all — Mary Kay Henry, the incoming president of the Service Employees International...
