April 18, 2017 Labor spent $1.7 billion on politics in 2016, mostly for Dems Organized labor spent a record $1.7 billion on politics and lobbying during the 2016 election cycle, with the vast majority of money coming from member dues and supporting Democrats.
March 31, 2017 SEIU's Fight for $15 may be on 'chopping block,' despite spending $90 million The country’s largest employees union has been slowly losing members since the start of their campaign to raise the minimum wage.
March 28, 2017 Automation of port terminals threatens thousands of lucrative dock worker jobs The push over the last decade by ports across the globe to fully automate operations has sparked the ire of many longshoremen in the United States whose jobs and way of life are at stake.
March 1, 2017 AFL-CIO open to helping Trump The president of America's largest labor organization expressed his willingness to work with President Donald Trump during an interview Tuesday.
February 15, 2017 South Carolina Boeing workers overwhelmingly vote against unionization Nearly three-quarters of eligible production workers at Boeing's South Carolina plant voted Wednesday not to join the International Association of Machinists in a major setback for organized labor.
January 12, 2017 Labor unions gave $420 million to Democrats, left-wing groups from 2012-14, report shows Big labor unions sent nearly a half billion to Democrats and left-wing causes from 2012 to 2014, primarily funded by member dues.
January 12, 2017 Labor War: Longshore union shows aggression in Washington port dispute A labor dispute at the Port of Vancouver, Wash., that has locked out longshore union members for more than a year appears to have taken an aggressive and disturbing turn, with accusations of menacing confrontations and violent threats.
October 27, 2016 Union chief hammers 'bottom-feeding' labor groups for opposing pipeline The president of a major labor union sent a blistering letter to its members on Wednesday calling out other unions, dubbing them “bottom-feeding organizations” for their opposition to a controversial oil pipeline project.
October 5, 2016 Harvard dining hall workers go on strike Dining hall workers at Harvard University have gone on strike over wages and health care benefits.
August 23, 2016 Ruling: Grad students at private universities can unionize The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that student teaching and research assistants at private universities are employees and have a right to be represented by unions.