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Biden gets late boost with key union endorsement

News Source Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden got a late boost in the White House race Friday when he scored the endorsement of a...

Labor Department Curbs Announcements of Company Violations

News Source For years, the Labor Department has made a practice of issuing sternly worded news releases calling out companies deemed by...

Trump issues sweeping order for tens of thousands of career federal employees to lose civil service

News Source President Trump this week fired his biggest broadside yet against the federal bureaucracy by issuing an executive order that...

Labor chiefs called 'emergency' session over Trump's election threats

News Source WASHINGTON — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka planned to convene an "emergency meeting" of the heads of major labor unions on...

Whitmer signs bills extending unemployment insurance benefits to 26 weeks

News Source LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Tuesday extending eligibility for unemployment insurance to 26 weeks, up from 20...

Biden makes campaign stop in Michigan

News Source Former Vice President Joe Biden was in Michigan on Friday. He delivered remarks on protecting and expanding access to...

Trump administration sued over decision that could cut wages for more than 200,000 farm workers

News Source The Trump administration announced in September it was suspending the Farm Labor Survey, which provides the base wage...

Labor Law: Did Trump Keep His Promise to Workers?

News Source During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump promised that if he was elected he would be a champion for workers. This promise led...

Harris slams Republicans for pushing SCOTUS nomination over Covid-19 relief

News Source Sen. Kamala Harris said the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett should have been postponed because...

Trump steel tariffs bring job losses to swing state Michigan

News Source CHICAGO(Reuters) - President Donald Trump promised a new dawn for the struggling U.S. steel industry in 2016, and the lure of...

OSHA has failed to protect workers from COVID-19, unions say

News Source Half a century after Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, labor advocates say the agency in charge of...

Unions predict a Great Awakening during a Biden presidency

News Source Reversing America's decades-long decline in union membership, however, will be a difficult task for even the most...

Trump criticizes Whitmer after FBI foiled plot to kidnap Michigan governor

News Source President Donald Trump criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s actions to limit the spread of COVID-19 the same day it...

Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election

News Source WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an abrupt end to negotiations with Democrats over additional...

‘This cannot be a partisan moment,’ Joe Biden urges during Grand Rapids stop

News Source Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden laid out his plan to help the U.S. bounce back economically from the COVID-19...

Whitmer extends COVID-19 State of Emergency in Michigan through Oct. 27

News Source Right on cue, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has again extended her emergency and disaster declaration for Michigan due to COVID-19....

Trump’s Jobs Record Fell Short of Promises Even Before the Virus

News Source When Donald Trump ran for president, he boasted he would be the “greatest jobs president that God ever created.” Now, as a...

Debate Confirms Biden Is Only Choice for Working People

News Source Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to tonight’s presidential debate: With tonight’s debate...

International Union of Operating Engineers General President endorsed Joe Biden for President

News Source Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am pleased to inform you of the General Executive Board’s decision to endorse Vice President Joe...

Trump says Supreme Court ending Obamacare would be "a big WIN"

News Source President Trump on Sunday tweeted that the Supreme Court invalidating the Affordable Care Act would be "a big WIN for the...