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Over 30% of workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed union authorization cards, the United Auto Workers (UAW) announced on Tuesday.

Academics at Columbia College in Chicago are in a fierce dispute over cuts to courses and poor working conditions

UAW, representing 400,000 in the US and over 580,000 retired workers, makes announcement as military operations resume

From Florida to Alaska, workers are facing legal efforts to weaken their power by targeting union certification and dues.

Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws.

Federal safety authority Osha has imposed millions in fines on discount retailer which is largest retail chain in US.

Anti-Union consultants hired by – and staying at – Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa to suppress workers’ union organizing drive

Organizers of union campaigns at major corporations say increased drives have been met with threats and retaliation – and now the Senate wants answers.

Employers are using heavy-handed tactics to prevent workers from organizing, and U.S. labor union density is falling as a result.

Workers at Amazon are increasing pressure on the world’s largest retailer with strikes and protests aimed at improving working conditions and wages as the company continues to fend off unionization efforts.