Matthew McDermott February 18, 2013 7:38 am

By: Matthew McDermott

In an implicit concession to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) schoolbus drivers will return to their routes on Wednesday after a month spent picketing in bitter … Read More

Matthew McDermott February 13, 2013 9:38 am

By: Matthew McDermott

A new lawsuit brought by unions is arguing that GOP lawmakers trampled all over federal labor law in their haste to pass Michigan’s right-to-work bill. Michigan AFL-CIO … Read More

Matthew McDermott February 8, 2013 11:41 am

In a surprising development, six Laurel, MD Walmart associates went on strike Thursday, just a week after the informal organizing group OUR Walmart distanced themselves from union organizing and informed … Read More

Matthew McDermott February 7, 2013 11:32 am

Earlier this week, the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to end Saturday mail delivery (excepting e-commerce fueled package delivery), effective August 5th. According to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, the beleaguered service … Read More

Matthew McDermott February 5, 2013 8:32 am

The spectre of a widespread east coast port strike has been averted after the International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to the terms of a tentative deal with the U.S. Maritime Association … Read More

Sierra Feldner-Shaw February 4, 2013 9:31 am

By: Harold Myerson

Atop the list of landmark laws that conservatives have never particularly warmed to are two that established fundamental rights for workers and consumers: the 1935 National Labor … Read More

Sierra Feldner-Shaw January 29, 2013 7:38 am

From Warehouse Workers United:

The state of California has ordered a Southern California warehouse that processes merchandise for Walmart and other retailers to pay 865 workers more than $1 … Read More