In July, the AFL-CIO gathered to celebrate its 50th birthday, only to see its two biggest unions go their own way. The organization was once 56 unions continues, minus 25 percent of its members and a ...

Union density—the percentage of American workers who are union members—is the single most important measurement of labor’s power in its omnipresent war against capital. Every year, the Bureau of Labor ...

Labor Day 2022 seemed to me “the most promising moment for unions in several decades.” That year, young workers were trying to organize new unions from coast to coast, and labor unions enjoyed over 70 ...

As Labor Day comes this year, US workers and the labor movement face a critical juncture. In some ways, labor is on a roll. Petitions for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It took more than a century for Chicago's Haymarket Square to get this memorial to the historic labor strife that occurred there.

On Labor Day, we celebrate America’s workers and remember those who fought for the eight-hour workday, higher wages, and benefits for all workers. None of this would be possible without the hard work ...

On Labor Day, we celebrate America’s workers and remember those who fought for the eight-hour workday, higher wages, and benefits for all workers. None of this would be possible without the hard work ...