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Alabama Miner's Enter Sixth Month on Strike
Larry Spencer, UMWA District 20 Vice President, represents the 1,100 coal miners in three UMWA locals which on strike against Warrior Met in Alabama since April 1, 2021. He will give an update on the...
New Law Targets Amazon Quotas
Fresh off of his overwhelming win in the California recall election, Governor Gavin Newsome has signed into law a first-of-its-kind bill to help workers at Amazon. The bill, AB701, gives workers...
A Transatlantic Union Merger
In the United States, many unions are referred to as International, for example, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters or the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). However,...
Justice Alito's Ties to Union-Busting
This column was written by Jenny Hunter and first appeared in Balls and Strikes. For almost a decade, Justice Samuel Alito has been engaged in a relentless crusade against the labor movement, and...
Biden Pushes for Extreme Heat Safety Rule
This post was written by HufffPost. The White House announced Monday that it plans to develop a federal rule that will require employers to keep workers safe from extreme heat, something...
Biden's NLRB: Tough on Union Busting
When Joe Biden was running for President, he talked about wanting to create real penalties for companies that violate labor law. While he suggested that he might support going as far as putting them...
Teamsters Announce Amazon Union Election
In June, the Teamsters delegates approved an ambitious plan to organize workers at Amazon. As UCOMM previously reported unlike other organizing drives at Amazon, the Teamsters were looking for a full...
Agreement Reached to End Nabisco Strike
After over a month on strike, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) has announced that they have reached a tentative deal with Nabisco/Mondelez....
Teachers Challenge Union Opt Out Laws
While the Supreme Court is still a few weeks from coming back into session, lawyers are hoping that the court will take up an anti-union challenge to membership opt-out periods. The opt-out...
A Tax Credit for Buying a Union Built Car
A bill in the House of Representatives would give a huge boost to American-made, union electric vehicles. Under the proposal, which was unveiled late Friday, union-built EVs will be given an...