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
Jun 21 Watch Court Rejects FCC Fines for Indecency, Rules Against SEIU The Supreme Court dismissed fines against broadcasters who violated FCC indecency policies but did not address whether the government has the authority to regulate indecency on broadcast TV. The justices also said unions must let nonmembers object to unexpected fee… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch In Wisconsin, Recall Election Watched for National Repercussions In Wisconsin, Recall Election Watched for National Repurcussions… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Obama Administration Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Should President Obama approve a major extension of the Keystone XL pipeline? Ray Suarez discusses that question, which has divided business, environmental groups and labor unions, with The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin. Continue watching