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Vermont Strengthens Union Laws
Following the Janus decision in 2018, a number of states began instituting laws to strengthen unions' ability to collect dues and represent their members. These laws helped to keep losses to a...
IBEW Teams with the NAACP to Expand Solar Training
This post was written by the IBEW. Evansville, Ind., Local 16 has a long, proud history. The city sent one of the 10 delegates to the IBEW’s first convention in 1891 and Local 16 has been a...
Proud Boys Threaten Democrats in Florida
Democratic voters in important swing states like Florida, Arizona, and Alaska have begun receiving threatening emails about voting for Joe Biden. The emails claim to be from the noted white...
1 in 4 Workers Considered Quitting Over COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues 25% of workers say they have considered quitting their jobs to stay safe. Find out more below
CBA's are Getting Shorter
For the first time in at least 20 years, collective bargaining agreements (CBA) are getting shorter. That is the finding from Bloomberg which looked at CBAs signed in the first six months of 2020.
Unions Want Disneyland Reopened
All summer Disneyland in Anaheim California has been closed due to COVID-19. Although Disneyworld in Orlando Florida was allowed to reopen, California has refused to let theme parks begin operations...
Systemic Racism at Trump's VA
Trump’s public statements have always shown that he was racist, he refused to denounce hate groups and said that Mexicans were bringing drugs into the country and were rapists. Now new data...
AFL-CIO: OSHA's Many Pandemic Failures
Seven months into the pandemic and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has still failed to investigate many of the COVID-19 workplace complaints that have been filed by employees...
Fatal Houston Building Collapse: Non-Union Subcontractor
Three workers have died, and another was injured, after a partial collapse of the future Marathon Oil and Gas Headquarters in Houston. The collapse happened as 240 workers were building the 15-story...
Trump: Ban Neutrality Agreements
When workers are organizing a union, an employer can either fight the organizing effort or sign a neutrality agreement. This agreement is a contract between the union, the workers, and the bosses...