John J. Sweeney, a New York union researcher who climbed to the pinnacle of the American labor movement in the 1990s, leading the AFL-CIO for 14 years through an era of fading union membership but rising political influence, died on […]
“Today, working people are one step closer to freely exercising our most fundamental rights on the job,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “The PRO Act will strengthen workers’ ability to come together and demand a fair share of […]
Leaders of the Hollywood’s unions on Thursday outlined their legislative agenda to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the arts, entertainment and media industries, including a call on Congress to pass a flurry of legislation to increase federal […]
C. Faye Harper currently serves as the 10th international vice president for the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). She also serves as a trustee and business representative for IATSE Local 834. She has been with the union for nearly 30 years. […]
A group of more than 70 Amazon investors is telling the company to stop interfering with a unionization vote in Alabama, according to a report from The Financial Times. Nearly 6,000 workers at an Alabama warehouse are voting […]
One of life’s constants for Sheila E. comes down to a simple phrase: follow the beat. Sheila is a Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated singer/songwriter behind the seminal hits “The Glamorous Life” and “A Love Bizarre.” She is a fearless […]
The Chicago Teachers Union begrudgingly ratified an agreement to reopen elementary schools for in-person learning for the first time since March amid the coronavirus pandemic. Union members voted 13,681 to 6,585 to approve the deal […]
Emmanuel Mouret’s Les Choses Qu’On Dit, Les Choses Qu’On Fait, aka Love Affair(s), leads France’s César Award nominations with a total 13 including each of the top acting categories as well as Best Director and Best Film. The official […]
Chicago Teachers Union delegates have agreed to ask all 25,000 members to vote on a tentative reopening deal with Chicago Public Schools. The majority of the 600-member House of Delegates voted Monday evening in favor of sending […]
House Democrats are including a $15 federal minimum wage in their coronavirus relief package, though questions remain over whether the increase can survive Senate consideration. The provision written into the House Education and Labor […]
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