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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...

Kamala Harris in virtual Milwaukee event charges Trump with botched response to pandemic

News Source Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris celebrated her 56th birthday on the virtual campaign trail Tuesday,...

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...

'It will get worse before it gets better': Wisconsin shatters previous daily records

News Source Wisconsin reported more than 3,700 new coronavirus cases Thursday, shattering previous daily records as the state's health...

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...

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...

In reversal, court says Wisconsin absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day

News Source MADISON - A divided federal appeals court Thursday reinstated a Wisconsin law that allows absentee ballots to be counted only...

Labor Unions and Green Groups Sue Trump Admin. for 'Failure to Protect Frontline Workers From Covid-

News Source Labor unions representing healthcare staff, teachers, transit employees, and millions of other frontline workers joined with...

U.S. accused of violating international labor laws, forced-labor protections in new complaint

News Source Leaders representing a large number of U.S. trade unions filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency Wednesday,...

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...

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...

Trump avoided paying taxes for years, largely because his business empire reported losing more money

News Source In a story posted Sunday afternoon, the Times said it had obtained tax-return data for Trump and his businesses covering much...