May 7, 2019 Special ed teacher suing California union in case that could cost labor big A California educator is battling a state teachers' union over his problems leaving the organization, in what his attorneys say could be a precedent-setting legal case that ultimately forces labor unions across the country to reimburse billions in back dues to their members.
May 5, 2019 Rebecca Friedrichs: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but unions show no appreciation It’s no coincidence that on May 1, state and national teachers’ unions ordered their ranks of comrades across the country to strike.
May 2, 2019 Union support could be critical in crowded 2020 Democratic field As the race for 2020 ramps up, a crowded field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates all vying for the same seat in the Oval Office are turning to union workers to help separate them from the pack.
May 1, 2019 Sweeping class-action lawsuit could force unions nationwide to refund millions in fees A massive class-action lawsuit filed in Illinois on Wednesday could force unions to refund hundreds of millions of dollars in agency fees paid by thousands of workers nationwide prior to the Supreme Court's landmark ruling last year in Janus v. AFSCME.
April 29, 2019 President of International Association of Fire Fighters defends Joe Biden endorsement The largest firefighting union in the country is endorsing Joe Biden for president because of his long-standing support of firefighters, the union’s leader said Monday as he defended the endorsement.
April 27, 2019 2020 contender Kamala Harris calls for ban of 'right to work' laws Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., indicated on Saturday that she would use the "bully pulpit" to fight "right-to-work" laws, describing them as an attack on workers' rights.
April 27, 2019 2020 Democratic hopefuls head to Las Vegas to make case to top union, pitch working class credentials A number of top 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls will be in Las Vegas Saturday to pitch their working class credentials to the top Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as they seek to distinguish themselves from a crowded field of candidates.
April 18, 2019 Biden joins striking union members in Boston as speculation mounts over 2020 run Former Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance on Thursday at a rally for striking grocery store workers in Boston, where he expressed his solidarity with the union members and his anger at corporate America.
March 28, 2019 California workers sue union for holding them 'against their will,' despite landmark ruling Two University of California system employees claim they are effectively being held "against their will" and forced to pay monthly union dues, despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling last summer barring public-sector unions from requiring nonmembers to pay so-called agency fees without their consent.
March 14, 2019 In letter to AOC, Big Labor says Green New Deal could cause 'immediate harm' to union workers Big Labor is not buying the Democrats' Green New Deal, saying the proposed economic and energy reforms could cause “immediate harm” to millions of union employees and threaten their livelihoods.