While union activity has been on the decline for years, President Joseph Biden vowed during his campaign to be “the most pro union president in history.” President Biden sent a clear message on his first day in office that this campaign […]
How many strikes are there in the United States? It’s a question with obvious importance to labor activists, yet there is no readily accessible answer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases an annual work stoppage summary in February reporting the number of strikes and lockouts over the prior year, but […]
Dangerous conditions and worker injuries in the rapidly growing warehousing industry have gained attention in recent years, with accounts typically drawing on worker reports and investigative journalism. PubMed analyzed […]
SAG-AFTRA’s National Board has appointed its current COO and general counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to the role of national executive director and chief negotiator. Crabtree-Ireland is stepping into the position after it was vacated by […]
“The introduction of this companion legislation in the Senate places us on a strong path to pass much needed postal reform,” said APWU President Dimondstein. “I applaud Senators Peters and Portman for working together on a bipartisan […]
HBO and the American Federation of Musicians have reached a settlement of their dispute over the employment of musicians on miniseries The Gilded Age. The union filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the premium cabler […]
The American Federation of Musicians has filed an unfair labor practices charge against HBO, claiming that musicians on The Gilded Age, its 10-part miniseries filming in New York, were fired after they asked to be represented by the union. […]
“If Washington’s grand infrastructure talks collapse, as they likely will,” writes Kimberly Strassel in The Wall Street Journal, “expect the usual finger-pointing from both sides. … Biden’s top agenda item is boosting organized labor—a payoff to the unions that spent big to propel him to victory. […]
Efforts to inform voters about the ‘For the People Act’ and get them to contact their Senators have been paying off. The bill cleared the Senate Rules Committee last week. The ‘For the People Act’ would loosen the hold corporate money […]
More than 100 indie feature filmmakers have unanimously ratified the Producers’ Union constitution, and more than 300 have signed letters of intent to join. Rebecca Green is the new union’s first president. Producer Chris Moore is the new […]
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