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Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report

More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequalityTripling union membership in the US would lead to a 14.5% raise...

America 250: How the UAW and other labor unions helped shape the nation

The weekend. The 40-hour work week. Better wages. Much of what American workers take for granted today traces back to the labor movement — and Detroit was at the center of it all...

America 250: How the UAW and other labor unions helped shape the nation

The weekend. The 40-hour work week. Better wages. Much of what American workers take for granted today traces back to the labor movement — and Detroit was at the center of it all...

America 250: How the UAW and other labor unions helped shape the nation

The weekend. The 40-hour work week. Better wages. Much of what American workers take for granted today traces back to the labor movement — and Detroit was at the center of it all...

How Unions Pave the Way to the American Dream

Even with rising inequality and weak labor rights, unions secure enough improvements in pay and conditions to provide some class mobility.

June 2, 2026

Illinois passes rideshare driver unionization bill; DOL issues new union financial reporting rule; unions push back against AI data center regulations.

May 22, 2026

U.S. employers spend $1.7B on union avoidance each year and the ICJ declares the right to strike a protected activity. 

June 7, 2026

SAG-AFTRA members ratify a four-year CBA and the International Trade Union Confederation releases its 2026 Global Rights Index.

July 3, 2026

Unions seek a preliminary injunction to prevent USDA downsizing; the D.C. District Court issues a preliminary injunction against new student loan regulations; Matt Bruenig releases...

Unions to prepare industrial action ballots over pay deal

Public sector unions are to meet to prepare for potential industrial action ballots over what they have described as the failure to establish a basis for talks on a new public serv...

July 14, 2026

DOJ opens investigation of UAW president; LIUNA protests Pfizer building collapse; national park workers unionize

May 28, 2026

University of California workers union reach agreement; Texas shrimp industry asks for more visas.

Canadian Union Presses Ford for Higher Pay, Job Security

Canadian union Unifor is seeking higher pay and retirement benefits as well as better job security from Ford in contract negotiations.

Uber & Lyft Drivers Create 1st US Ridesharing Union In Massachusetts

Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts are tired of being taken advantage of, and are thus diverging from the long-term trend in the USA away from worker unions. Drivers for Uber a...

BACA and unions

In this post I will assess the labor provisions of the California Chamber of Commerce’s ballot initiative to drastically overhaul CEQA, which will be on the ballot in November.  Th...

Labor union participation is on the rise even as U.S. companies spend $1.7 billion annually to halt union formation 

Last year, Amazon reported spending $26 million on non-attorney consultants to persuade employees not to unionize. 

Trade union Unite to ballot public sector members for industrial action

Unite said the decision follows the government’s “failure to table” a meaningful offer on pay after the previous public sector pay agreement expired.

Labor unions bet big on winners, losers in recent primaries

It was a mixed-night for organized labor, which endorsed some insurgent candidates but also was on the losing side of some major races.

June 28, 2026

Philadelphia utility workers announce July 4 strike; national parks workers vote to unionize; Michigan considers “right to disconnect” bill.

Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violationWorkers at local newspapers owned by Hearst allege the company is trying to “d...

A Union Dues Rebellion in Chicago

USC faculty groups vote to unionize and university vows to challenge it

Adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty at USC have voted to unionize with the UAW in a major win in California's growing campus labor movement. But USC said that it would challenge t...

Unite to ballot public-sector members on strike action

The Unite trade union has announced plans to ballot its members in the public sector for industrial action.

Union files National Labor Relations Board complaints against BP Whiting Refinery

The United Steelworkers union filed 15 National Labor Relations Board complaints against the BP Whiting Refinery during negotiations over the lockout of more than 800 workers since...