Learn about labor unions' roles in collective bargaining, their history in the U.S., and examples like the NEA, focusing on ...

There’s a lot to say about what’s happening in the world today, but at its core, the challenge we face is how to lift all workers into a more equitable and secure future. As labor leaders, we know ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor has released a new tool to help union members and the public track how $11 billion in union dues are spent, including political activities.

Thousands of union members will gather Monday at Oaks Park in Southeast Portland for the Northwest Oregon Labor Council’s Labor Day picnic, an annual event that showcases the strength of the state’s ...

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Senate Democrats are breathless about Americans losing government healthcare, but they’re dead set against expanding private coverage. They’re attacking a plan to help gig workers get benefits—merely ...

Trucking unions have shaped driver pay, safety, and working conditions for over a century. Strikes remain a powerful tool for drivers to demand fair wages and benefits. Union membership is lower today ...

Today, the U.S. labor movement is a shadow of its former self. Union membership has declined dramatically since labor’s heyday in the 1950s, when roughly a third of the U.S. workforce was unionized.

Supervisor Connie Chan at a rally in 2024. Supervisor Connie Chan has always been labor’s kind of candidate. She has walked picket lines as a San Francisco supervisor, and fought against cutting union ...