Influence of organized labor gets big test in Missouri vote
Labor's clout is being put to a new test by a voter referendum in Missouri over whether the state should ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces.
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Why Justice Kennedy’s final Supreme Court term is consequential
The Supreme Court wrapped up its term with a bang. Justices handed down blockbuster rulings on the president’s travel ban, racial gerrymandering, public employee unions and abortions -- each decided along ideological lines. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Marcia Coyle…
Thousands of immigrants, unions march in May Day protests
While union members traditionally march on May 1 for workers' rights around the world, the day has become a rallying point for immigrants in the U.S.
Graduate students are underpaid and overstressed. Can academic unions change that?
A Belgian study found doctoral students experience mental illness at 2.5 times the rate of other people with college degrees or those currently enrolled at university.
Republicans are preparing to reshape state laws affecting workplaces, classrooms, courtrooms and more during 2017.
Names of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to emerge on a daily basis. Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss whether Mr. Trump’s Cabinet choices are antithetical to…
Like other states, South Carolina has seen its traditional industries decimated by automation and globalization, as low-skilled factory jobs disappeared or migrated to low-cost labor countries. Now, the state is building a robust, high-skilled factory base, returning manufacturing jobs to…
Collective bargaining isn't working. It's time for the labor movement to innovate and adopt new models.
While collective bargaining used to produce large gains for workers, entrepreneurship is now a worker’s most powerful tool for long-term career success and financial prosperity.
