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July 30, 2016

Eric Shawn Reports: How Frank Sheeran killed Jimmy Hoffa

It all started, and ended, on this day 41 years ago.

June 19, 2016

Nurses at 5 Minneapolis-area hospitals begin weeklong strike

About 4,800 nurses at five Minneapolis-area hospitals began a weeklong strike Sunday over a contract impasse.

June 14, 2016

NLRB smacks down union for threatening worker

A New York City union violated federal labor law when it threatened to sue members petitioning to withdraw their membership.

May 27, 2016

Can Trump make inroads with union voters?

A seemingly growing rift between union members and other factions of the Democratic Party could present an opening this year for Donald Trump – the NAFTA-hating, border wall-building Republican populist – to peel off labor voters traditionally loyal to the other side.

May 27, 2016

Verizon, unions reach deal in principle, possibly ending 6-week strike

Striking Verizon employees may be back to work next week after the company and its unions reached an agreement in principle for a four-year contract.

May 17, 2016

Unions demand AFL-CIO cut ties with environmental activist billionaire

Seven unions have demanded that the AFL-CIO cut ties with Tom Steyer, the billionaire hedge fund manager and environmental activist, over his opposition to the Keystone Pipeline and other oil and gas projects.

May 5, 2016

California unions crush bid to open their books

California’s public employee unions used their muscle this week to fight back a legislative bid to open their books, killing in committee a bill that would force them to post online how dues are spent -- and a second bill requiring a union vote every two years.

May 3, 2016

Union cancels Boeing vote, claiming gun-toting workers told it to take off

It looks as if some residents in South Carolina take their state’s Right-to-Work laws very seriously. A Charleston-area union claims that some of their organizers and recruiters met the barrel of a gun when they knocked on the doors of workers from the local Boeing plant.

May 2, 2016

Labor board ruling puts more companies on hook for franchise workers

A federal labor ruling released Thursday could put thousands of companies on the hook for workplace disputes and union-organizing matters involving temporary and franchise workers.

May 2, 2016

GOP lawmakers introduce bill to give union members say in political donations

Republican lawmakers took a first step Monday toward trying to fundamentally change the way unions operate, introducing legislation that would restrict how they spend campaign money - and could keep cash away from Democratic candidates in 2016.