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Rory Gamble Named First African American President of UAW
Rory Gamble, a welder fixture repairman who joined the UAW in 1974, is now the first African American president of…
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Metro Union Rails Against Agency’s Sick-Leave Policy
Members of Metro's largest union made another statement Friday in opposition to the transit agency's stance on sick leave, but…
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Workers, Union Reps Slam Metro Budget Proposal
Union representatives, retail workers, bus drivers and other workers pleaded with Metro's board of directors to not approve a proposed…
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Black Workers Could Save Dying Unions
J. Weston Phippen, THE NATIONAL JOURNAL (The National Journal) — As the country added 280,000 jobs in May, unemployment…
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Los Angeles Becomes Latest US City to Favor $15 Minimum Wage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is the latest and biggest city to endorse a hike in the minimum wage,…
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‘Right-to-Work’ Laws Depress Union and Non-Union Wages
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite what the defenders of “right-to-work” laws claim, those policies offer less protection for employees and depress…
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As the Rich Get Richer, Unions Are Poised for Comeback
(Bloomberg) — After years of avoiding confrontation, the U.S. labor movement is reasserting itself. From the ports of Los…
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Supreme Court Seeks to Gut Labor Unions
By Bill Fletcher Jr. NNPA Columnist The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Harris v Quinn essentially means that personal care…
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Court: Public Union Can’t Make Nonmembers Pay Fees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health…
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Are Labor Unions Too Strong?
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The other day I found myself engaged in a casual discussion with someone…
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