Labor

“New NAFTA”: Canada demands end to U.S. “right-to-work” laws

September 13, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Prodded by Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, the government demands any new trade deal force the U.S. to eliminate “right-to-work” laws.

Disney workers in Orlando demand living wage

September 12, 2017 By PAI

There’s trouble in the Magic Kingdom. Workers at Disney say it’s time for Mickey to pay a living wage.

61 percent of Americans give thumbs-up to unions

September 11, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

The number of people who view unions favorably is on the rise, but so is the number of people who think the labor movement will become weaker.

Trump’s, Schumer’s and Pelosi’s “art of the deal” draws praise and criticism

September 7, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

The agreement increases the debt limit by enough money to fund past federal obligations and pay for upcoming ones through December 15. It also includes a temporary money bill to keep the government going, at current...

Health care bus arrives in DC; organizers warn fight is not over

September 7, 2017 By PAI

After a journey of 7,000 miles from coast to coast, with detours to major cities along the way, the “Drive For Our Lives” health care bus rolled into the Nation’s Capitol on September 6, carrying advocates...