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BLS: Union density 10.3 percent last year. AFL-CIO: Not the whole story

January 22, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The numbers belie the activism, success in community-backed strikes, the record numbers of unionists elected to public office, and legislative successes, too.

Labor law group: Trump DOL ‘joint employer’ rule a giveaway to business

January 16, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

"By letting big business off the hook for wage theft, Trump’s DOL lays the groundwork for more sweatshops."

House to vote on sweeping labor law reform by mid-February

January 14, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The Democratic-run U.S. House will vote on the Protect the Right to Organize (Pro) Act, the most-comprehensive pro-worker labor law reform bill in decades.

Canadian Labour Congress to elect second woman president

January 13, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO may see an all-woman race to succeed President Richard Trumka if – or when – he steps down, but the Canadian Labour Congress will probably beat them to it.

The Green New Deal and China’s Green Revolution

January 10, 2020 By Donald Donato

Given the stakes, it is not an overstatement to consider there has never been a more important task for working people here and around the globe.