As I was sitting down to read Peter Cole’s ...book, a dispute broke out in the Port of Los Angeles over automation and future of work. I couldn’t avoid commenting on that dispute and much of my review examines the challenges facing the ILWU.
The National Labor Relations Board is not just changing workplace rules but reversing longstanding precedents.
Gallup has been tracking the favorability of unions for decades, and it’s been steadily rising since the recession ended.
Last week my travels across the continent and among railroad track workers found me between Phoenix and East L.A.
The drop continues a trend that except for a pause during the 2008 financial crisis, has been ongoing since the 1980s, when the share of organized labor was roughly double what it is today.
A union buster may be coming to your door.
Workers at Burgerville voted to form a federally recognized union — the first in more than 40 years among fast-food employees nationwide. Now the Wobblies dream of organizing the entire Burgerville chain.
Overall membership was up slightly, by 262,000. The increase included 166,000 in the private sector; 96,000 in the public sector.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership on January 19th, 2018. There were several spots of bright news for unions.
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