“Labor is having a moment the likes of which it hasn’t experienced in decades,” writes Joe Nocera in The San Francisco Chronicle. “In Joe Biden, the labor movement has the first full-throated, pro-union president since Harry Truman. A drive […]
There are encouraging signs that labor’s enemies’ right-to-work campaigns can actually be defeated. The labor movement in Montana scored a big victory on March 2 after digging in its heels and halting a right-to-work bill and a “paycheck […]
“Where would that leave labor law reform?” writes Brandon Magner in Jacobin. “The Protecting the Right to Organize Act passed the House [two weeks ago]. It stands zero chance of becoming law with any Republican votes in the Senate […]
Inspired by the high-profile campaign to unionize an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Alabama, workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver and Southern California have begun exploring ways to form unions at […]
Trustees of the American Federation of Musician’s Employers Pension Fund have withdrawn their application to reduce benefits for nearly half of its 50,000 participants. The Fund had applied to the Treasury Department for permission […]
Labor leaders believe that a single high-profile success will reverberate across the country. There are already signs that they may be right. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union says it has received more than 1,000 inquiries from […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will bring the high-stakes labor battle against Amazon to Washington on Wednesday, when a union-supporting worker will testify before the Senate Budget Committee. The hearing, which will focus on […]
President Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan is about to become law, after the House gave final passage to the legislation, which will provide an unprecedented lifeline to American households. There is plenty in the legislation that […]
Filming in the Los Angeles region saw a huge boost in activity last month, as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede and officials allowed productions to restart. February saw 777 film permit applications, up 43% from […]
Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will resume in-person instruction in mid-April for preschool and elementary students. By the end of April for secondary students will be on campus. That, under a tentative agreement announced […]
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