Jun 30 Labor Secretary Perez: government unions have the right to require members to pay their 'fair share' By News Desk and Associated Press Weighing in on the Supreme Court's decision to hear a dispute over union fees in the public sector, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that states have appropriately said that you can require people to pay their… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 3:20 Why unions aren't happy about a fast-track trade deal By PBS News Hour Top lawmakers from both parties struck a deal to authorize President Obama to negotiate a sweeping trade pact with Pacific nations. Under the new fast-track authority, Congress could give any deal a yes or no vote, but not make any… Continue watching
Apr 16 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker makes strides toward presidential run By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Best known nationally for his struggle with unions, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is staking out conservative ground in broader ways as he prepares for a likely run for the Republican presidential nomination. Continue reading
Mar 09 Is right-to-work the kiss of death for labor unions? By Sarah McHaney Wisconsin labor unions took another hit today as Governor Scott Walker signed a bill known as the “right to work” into law Monday morning. In 2011, Governor Walker won a bitter fight to restrict collective bargaining for public sector… Continue reading
Jul 04 Unions representing government workers gain ground in labor movement By Tom Raum, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Unions representing government workers are expanding while organized labor has been shedding private sector members over the past half-century. A majority of union members today now have ties to a government entity, at the federal, state or local… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch What do unions offer American workers today? By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown gets debate from Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity and Kate Bronfenbrenner of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University on the significance of Volkswagen auto workers in Tennessee rejecting UAW membership and… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch What does the VW union failure mean for the future of U.S. organized labor? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Union suffers significant loss in Tennessee By PBS News Hour Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to reject what would have been United Auto Workers’ first successful organization of workers at a foreign automaker in the South. Jim Efstathiou of Bloomberg News speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Pensioners will face negotiations as Detroit starts road to financial recovery Pensioners will face negotiations as Detroit starts road to financial recovery… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day… Continue watching