April 27, 2023 Biden kicked off re-election campaign with union boss who used Hunter Biden to get WH access President Biden appeared on stage alongside a powerful labor leader who he was connected with during the Obama administration thanks to his son Hunter Biden.
April 26, 2023 Randi Weingarten says 'Biden transition team’ was first to solicit union’s advice on schools reopening Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), testified Wednesday afternoon about her union’s role in influencing public policy on school lockdowns.
April 26, 2023 Biden's Labor nominee Julie Su advances out of committee in party-line vote The Senate HELP Committee advanced Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su's nomination to lead the Labor Department in a party-line vote with all Republicans opposed.
April 26, 2023 Randi Weingarten to face GOP grilling on COVID-19 school lockdowns Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), will be forced to defend her union's approach to school lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday.
April 26, 2023 Powerful teachers union joins forces with group targeting CRT opponents, Republican education initiatives The American Federation of Teachers and Campaign for Our Shared Future have partnered to push back against Republican education initiatives across the country.
April 26, 2023 Biden's Labor pick would turn America into one big California mess President Biden has nominated California's Julie Su to be the next United States Secretary of Labor.
April 25, 2023 Indiana Senate likely to pass bill stripping teachers unions of some leverage The Indiana Senate appears poised to pass a bill that would substantially reduce teachers unions' bargaining power over school administrators.
April 25, 2023 Biden swipes at Trump, hears '4 more years' chant in first speech since announcing re-election run Labor union officials chanted "four more years" as President Biden delivered a speech to the NABTU conference in Washington, D.C., touting his economic agenda.
April 22, 2023 Canadian government workers go on strike, list Indigenous paid leave, anti-racism initiatives among demands More than 155,000 members of a Canadian public employee union went on strike after failed negotiations with the federal government, calling for more DEI initiatives and better pay.
April 21, 2023 New UAW president sounds off on Big Three automakers: 'unacceptable' UAW president Shawn Fain, who took office after a near-total overhaul of the union's leadership, aired numerous grievances with Detroit's Big Three automakers to press members Friday.