The longshoremen’s strike that bottled up U.S. ports from Maine to Texas has put Joe Biden in a tough political spot five weeks out from the presidential election. Tens of thousands of dockworkers walked off the job early Tuesday morning in a contract dispute with the group representing port employers. The work stoppage could deal … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law Friday barring employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings in the workplace. The legislation makes California the latest and largest state to outlaw what are known as “captive audience” meetings. At least eight other states, all Democratic-leaning, have passed similar bans with the support of labor … Read more
Jyothi Renny says she learned about her $30,000 debt when she received a phone call in January from her old employer, a health care staffing firm called MedPro International. MedPro had accused Renny of violating her employment contract by quitting too soon. What Renny didn’t know until the phone call was that the case had … Read more
Former longtime Teamsters President Jim Hoffa blasted his successor on Thursday for the union’s controversial decision not to endorse Kamala Harris for president. Hoffa accused the union’s current leader, Sean O’Brien, of a “failure of leadership,” saying the Teamsters’ non-endorsement would boost the campaign of former President Donald Trump. He called it “a critical error” … Read more
Thousands of Boeing workers went on strike on the West Coast Friday morning after rejecting a tentative contract their union negotiated with the aerospace manufacturer. The massive work stoppage, involving an estimated 33,000 employees, is expected to halt production at the company’s jet plants in the Puget Sound region of Washington and its parts plant … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, needled former President Donald Trump on Thursday for not holding any campaign events in honor of Labor Day, the 130-year-old holiday recognizing the American labor movement. “It doesn’t surprise me that Donald Trump did not do a damn thing on Labor Day,” Walz said of the … Read more
Democrats will try to shine a spotlight on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s record on workers’ rights by calling Trump a “scab” as the Labor Day holiday signals the unofficial start of the fall campaign season. The Democratic National Committee is set to display 19 digital billboards in the swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin and … Read more
Donald Trump’s running mate didn’t receive the warmest of welcomes at a firefighters union conference in Boston on Thursday. Ohio Sen. JD Vance could clearly hear the boos when he took the stage in front of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a union both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are courting for an … Read more
Thousands of hotel workers in a dozen U.S. cities are preparing to go on strike as early as Labor Day weekend as they battle for new contracts with major hotel companies. Roughy 15,000 workers who are members of the union Unite Here have voted to authorize strikes against Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Omni properties. The … Read more
A strong majority of Americans continue to view labor unions in a positive light, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday. Seventy percent of respondents said they hold a favorable view of unions, up slightly from 67% in 2023. Only 23% said they disapprove of unions. This year’s approval rating marks the second-highest in … Read more
