Labor

Truckers on L.A.’s docks fight for union rights

February 22, 2017 By Larry Rubin And Mark Gruenberg

Trucking companies try to skirt labor law by misclassifying workers as ‘independent contractors.’

Minnesota unions, businesses unite against wage theft

February 22, 2017 By Barb Kucera

“The state needs to hold accountable businesses that steal from workers.”

Workers in Washington State fight anti-union bill

February 21, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

So-called “right-to-work laws” undercut the voice of workers.

Loss at Boeing reflects unionbusting tactics, not Southern culture

February 21, 2017 By W. Scott Poole

Boeing executives, eager to crush an effort at a plant they considered union-proof, spent millions to strand their employees without collective bargaining.

University of California workers demand fair wages, retirement plan

February 17, 2017 By Marilyn Bechtel

The union charges that the UC administration has engaged in unfair labor practices, including failure to bargain in good faith, stalling talks, interfering in workers’ rights to participate in union activities, and threatening retaliation for participating...