Aug 07 Teachers are getting targeted anti-union emails from conservative groups By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week Conservative, free-market groups across the country have launched campaigns aimed at persuading teachers to drop out of their unions, in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will put a dent in unions’ finances and membership numbers. Continue reading
Aug 05 Influence of organized labor gets big test in Missouri vote By David A. Lieb, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 8:21 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… Continue watching
May 01 Thousands of immigrants, unions march in May Day protests By Steve Peoples, Amy Taxin, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 19 Graduate students are underpaid and overstressed. Can academic unions change that? By Kristin Hugo 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. Continue reading
Dec 24 Republicans to target unions, expand school choice in states By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republicans are preparing to reshape state laws affecting workplaces, classrooms, courtrooms and more during 2017. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 12:06 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s understanding of presidential power By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 10:08 South Carolina’s manufacturing revival lures new business By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green 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… Continue watching
Sep 05 Column: The labor movement as we know it is dying. Here’s how it can survive By David Rolf Collective bargaining isn't working. It's time for the labor movement to innovate and adopt new models. Continue reading
Sep 05 Column: 8 ways employees can thrive while labor unions decline By Douglas P. McCormick 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. Continue reading