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Report: NLRB field staff shrank by one-third in last decade

April 2, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

The agency responsible for protecting workers from bosses who break labor law was essentially gutted.

Young labor leader murdered by Duterte in Philippines

April 2, 2021 By IndustriALL

Since 2016 when he came to power the president of the country has sanctioned the murder of at least 50 trade union leaders.

Big changes needed to bring kicked-out women back to work

April 1, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Special measures needed to restore jobs women lost to the coronavirus.

Part II, PW special: Agency probe reveals OSHA hamstrung vs. virus

April 1, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Agency meant to protect endangered workers was forced to stand down and allow the virus to kill them.

‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote could spark more union pushes

March 30, 2021 By Joseph Pisani And Bill Barrow

What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country’s second-largest employer but the labor movement at large.