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Council 94 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union voted 1,963 to 97 to approve a new contact with the state.

One of the key issues in negotiations is the two-tiered wage system Kellogg's uses, with about 30 percent of the 1,400 striking workers at the lower level.

Four Connecticut labor unions filed a suit against the attorney general and Department of Justice, saying the state's National Guard has a right to unionize.

Moe's Books in Berkeley, California, is set to become the first bookstore in the nation with a union-authorized contract.

Unions and the city reached an agreement to allow unvaccinated workers to keep their jobs and benefits if they applied for a religious exemption before Nov. 2.

The latest industrial action taken by thousands of John Deere workers marks the first major strike against the company in 35 years.

The union said on Twitter its members were 'hoping to finally meet' with Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss the proposed legislation.

We have a chance to turn home care, the fastest-growing job in America, from poverty-wage employment into a good union job.

Primarily used as a demarcation for the end of the summer season, Labor Day is rooted in the fight for fair wages and better working conditions.

"The training center served as a conduit for many of the illegal payments at issue in this case," Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Shaw said.

The president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union said that members could strike as soon as August 6.

91% of union workers from a Virginia truck plant voted no on salary language in a new contract proposal, and 3,000 employees will be resuming strike. The plant is Volvo's largest tractor-trailer truck manufacturer in the world.

"It is extraordinarily courageous for workers to take on one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful corporations, a company that spent unlimited sums of money to defeat the organizing effort," the Vermont senator tweeted.

"There's been a lot of noise over the past few months, and we're glad that your collective voices were finally heard," the company said.

The retailer announced it would shut its Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores in Long Beach, California, rather than obeying a local ordinance to pay workers an extra $4 an hour.

Getting all 50 states to recognize the iconic civil rights leader's birthday with a paid holiday involved a long, political fight.

Policies like student loan forgiveness and open borders flatter the vanity of affluent liberals, masquerading as social justice while further burdening the working class.

With the Trump administration's days in office waning, we are set for the messy and divisive politics of immigration to return to national preeminence.

The protest movements come as Amazon saw an incredible boost in sales throughout the pandemic, raking in as much as $1 billion a day in its third-quarter earnings.

The strike involves an estimated 2,500 people, the Verdi union said, and is set to last until Saturday, affecting six Amazon distribution facilities across the country.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has demanded that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg "personally apologize to working people" after a presentation on the company's Workplace platform suggested that employers should block the word "unionize."

In a letter to Democratic leaders, the unions wrote that the bill "moves us in the wrong direction" and would create a "disincentive for employers to retain or rehire workers."

Report from the Deep South: A community coalition tried an alternative approach at an Alabama bus plant.

"He's systematically unwinding and attacking unions," said SEIU President Mary Kay Henry of Trump.

Here's a better way to break the cycle of economic and political inequality in this country.

60 Amazon workers on the night shift at Amazon's Eagan, Minnesota plant walked out in protest of their pay and working conditions, but they aren't the only ones, as the corporation's employees begin to strike in response to the status quo.

As inventory begins to run out at GM dealerships, the automaker could lose its brand-loyal customers to competitors.

A shift from fossil fuels to clean energy could leave many workers behind. That's why the climate proposal includes provisions for protecting workers' rights.

"Working people made their voices heard at the ballot box today," Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis said.

President Trump was in hot water with federal workers after his recent executive order placed restrictions on union representation.