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Justices toss permanent company payment of union retiree health benefits

January 29, 2015 By PAI

"The Yard-Man ruling violates ordinary contract principles by placing a thumb on the scale in favor of vested retiree benefits in all collective-bargaining agreements."

Postal unions, allies go ‘back to the future’ with banking plan for USPS

January 29, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The nation's four postal unions and their allies have taken at least one leaf from the movie "Back to the Future."

Officials admit bosses to blame for West Coast port tie-up

January 27, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Longshore workers are ready, willing and able to clear the backlog created by the industry's poor decisions.

Unions added 48,000 members last year

January 23, 2015 By PAI

Union density was 11.1 percent in 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, but the workforce grew even more.

After 26 years, government to end direct oversight of Teamsters

January 23, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

After 26 years, the federal government plans to end its consent decree and its direct oversight governing the Teamsters. But there are still strings attached.