Volkswagen Reverses Course on Union at Tennessee Plant

Just two years ago, Volkswagen was actively supporting the United Auto Workers in its push to

Seattle’s Increased Minimum Wage Has Not Inflated Retail Prices

In a new report, researchers from the University of Washington presented data that showed 'little or no evidence' of price increases in most sectors. Before the minimum wage law took effect, most retailers

Prince Was a Champion for Working People

Let's take a second to look at 40 year union member Prince's career-spanning fights on behalf of working people. Read more

UAW: VW Is Cheating Its Workers By Violating Labor Law - 04-26-16

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel says the union wants the National Labor Relations Board to order Volkswagen "to immediately abide by federal law and come to the bargaining table with its employees." Casteel says VW is in clear violation of U.S.

United Flight Attendants Picket Airports In Six Cities As Intense Mediation Sessions Start - 04-22-16

CWA-IBEW Verizon Strike Against Corporate Greed Is In Tenth Day - 04-22-16

Corporate greed versus doing the right thing by your workers is at the heart of the Verizon strike. Thirty-nine thousand CWA and IBEW workers are in the tenth day of their strike. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is endorsed for president by the CWA, spoke to workers on the Verizon picket lines in New York City. [Chant]: "Bernie! Bernie. Read More...

Preparing For A Strike, UPS Pilots Open Strike Center As End Of Federal Mediation Approaches - 04-21-16

UPS pilots have opened a Strike Operations Center to serve as the union pilots nerve center in the event of a strike. The Independent Pilots Association says that after five years of bargaining, including two years of intensive federal mediation it's crunch time for pilots at UPS.

Port Of Los Angeles Truckers Strike Chinese Owned Company Over Mis-Classification - 04-21-16

Misclassified drivers at a Chinese owned subsidiary went on strike Wednesday at the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. It's the third time these drivers have went on strike protesting misclassification and related retaliation at Intermodal Bridge Transport.

New AFL-CIO Trade Video Warns That TPP Would Double Down on NAFTA’s Economic Devastation

Verizon is offshoring jobs, records say

Verizon has been moving call center work overseas, and IT jobs may be shifting as well.
A key issue raised by labor unions in their weeklong strike against Verizon is the offshoring of work. The unions say Verizon has plans to send more jobs overseas. Verizon isn't saying what it is doing in this respect, but there is a paper trail of documents filed by its employees that point to offshoring. Read more

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