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Preventing Employees from Being Microchipped
Since 2011 when Republicans took control of the Indiana legislature, very little pro-worker legislation has come from the statehouse. That might change on Tuesday as the state looks to pass an...
IBEW Teams with OSHA to Keep Workers Safe
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. Across the U.S., an ongoing shortage of inspectors at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is putting workers’ lives at risk...
UAW Caught Up in Yet Another Scandal
The UAW is in more trouble as the investigation into alleged corruption within the union is now focusing on the union’s new President Rory Gamble.
CWA Organizes Tech and Game Workers
On Tuesday, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced the launch of the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA), a new initiative to support workers’ organizing efforts in...
Increasing the Minimum Wage Decreases Suicides
We all know that raising the minimum wage helps low-income families make ends meet, but a new study shows that the raises are literally saving people’s lives.
The Law Firm Looking to Profit from Janus
In the year and a half since the Janus decision, groups the National Right to Work Foundation have begun to file lawsuits around the country attempting to get back fair share dues that were paid...
Trump's OSHA: Fewer Investigations, More Deaths
The Trump administration has drastically cut back on OSHA enforcement activities and put working Americans at risk, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP...
Teamsters Organize First E-Scooter Company
Workers for e-scooter company Spin joined Teamsters Local 665 today via card check agreement, becoming the first e-scooter workers to organize in San Francisco.
Trump Contradicts Executive Order in Deal with Border Patrol Union
For three years Trump has been in a war with labor. He has issued Executive Orders limiting federal unions' ability to represent their members, kicked them out of their offices, and he has...
Their Plan to Destroy the Union Pension
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. Senate Republicans are readying a radical plan to raise taxes on retiree pension benefits and put catastrophic burdens on union retirement plans,...