Apr 09 Watch 6:11 Amazon workers’ push to unionize is over for now. Here’s what it means for the future By Stephanie Sy Amazon is the second largest private employer in the U.S. with nearly 800,000 workers. But none of its facilities are unionized and the push to unionize from workers in Alabama is over — for now. Stephanie Sy speaks to Margaret… Continue watching
Apr 09 Amazon secures enough votes to block labor union in Alabama By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Amazon crossed the threshold to secure a majority of votes, with 1,798 warehouse workers rejecting the union and 738 voting in favor, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process. Continue reading
Mar 30 Amazon vote may spark more union pushes By Joseph Pisani, Bill Barrow, Associated Press What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labor movement at large. Continue reading
Mar 12 Black Lives Matter backs Amazon union push in Alabama By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press The advocacy group plans to hold an event Saturday near the warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, making it the latest high-profile supporter of the union push, the biggest in Amazon's nearly 30-year history. Continue reading
Jun 18 Seattle police union expelled from city’s largest labor group By Associated Press The largest labor group in the Seattle area has expelled the city's police union, saying the guild representing officers failed to address racism within its ranks. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:34 Why Nevada’s Culinary Union isn’t buying Medicare for All By John Yang In Nevada, a majority-Latino, majority-female union reflects the changing face of U.S. organized labor and the state's increasingly diverse population. Last year, the union was also the most effective Latino voter turnout operation in the state, where Democrats won up… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:24 Trump’s fight against federal workers and the health of labor unions The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on organized labor and federal workers lately. The president issued executive orders limiting the activities of the unions that represent them -- which was later blocked by a federal judge -- then… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 6:59 Can unions adapt to today’s economic challenges? By PBS News Hour Union membership has been on the decline in the U.S. for decades, and is currently half of what it was in the 1980s. How are unions adapting in an era of stagnant wages and a growing “sharing economy”? Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Game Time Substitution: NFL Referees Step in While Union Strikes Persist Game Time Substitution: NFL Referees Step in While Union Strikes Persist… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Labor Union Election Sheds Light on Embattled Future As local governments roll back employee pensions and benefits, the nation's largest public labor union is preparing for an internal leadership battle that could shape its external mission. Gwen Ifill analyzes the stakes with Steven Greenhouse of the New York… Continue watching