BY Rand Wilson – Wisconsin is now the 25th state to adopt a so-called “right-to-work” law, which allows workers to benefit from collective bargaining without having to pay for it. It joins Michigan and Indiana, which both adopted right to…
Senate Right to Work Bill is an ALEC Ripoff Bill
By Sean Kitchen – Last month, Mike Folmer, Scott Wagner of other Republicans senators introduced Right to Work legislation. Save the shock for another time, but the bill they introduced happens to be extremely similar to the American Legislative Exchange…
Workers Say the Fight for 15 Isn’t Just About Raises—It’s a Fight for Meaning in Their Lives
BY David Moberg – If Douglas Hunter succeeds with his plans on April 15, the public’s attention this year may be diverted from grumbling about taxes to demanding higher wages for millions of low-income service workers—including many who earn so…
Obama’s fourth veto protects unionization rules
By Gregory Korte – President Obama vetoed a congressional resolution seeking to overturn new unionization voting rules Tuesday, keeping in place procedures that will allow a more streamlined process for workers to vote to unionize. Republicans said those new rules…
The Philadelphia Coalition Of Labor Union Women Annual Benefit For Women Against Abuse
– THE PHILADELPHIA COALITION OF LABOR UNION WOMEN: ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE When – Tuesday, March 31, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. Where – WORKERS UNITED: 22 S. 22nd Street, 2nd floor, Joint Board Room, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (Some…