Labor Day 2022 seemed to me “the most promising moment for unions in several decades.” That year, young workers were trying to organize new unions from coast to coast, and labor unions enjoyed over 70 ...

Millions of demonstrators across the country came out into the streets on June 14 at more than 2,000 protests in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Organizers estimated that the mobilization, called “No ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Throughout history, Chicago has been at the center of the American Labor Movement. On Saturday, union members celebrated their rich legacies on the Far South Side in Pullman.

Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first Monday in May each year, but not the United States and Canada. Instead, Americans and Canadians have celebrated Labor Day as ...

While the proponents of “abundance” may vary in their disposition toward unions, many of the organizations bankrolling the movement seek to roll back the power of organized labor. Machinists Union ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s Year of Abundance just crashed into political reality. For months, Democrats here raved about an ascendant movement to supercharge housing and energy infrastructure, ...

Labor Day is coming up, and this year lands on Monday, Sept. 1. The federal holiday is observed each year on the first Monday of September and serves as a celebration of the achievements of America's ...

Tomorrow in downtown Los Angeles, mourners plan a procession to Our Lady of Angels Cathedral in honor of a migrant farm worker who became one of LA's most powerful political leaders. Fifty-two ...

On Labor Day, we celebrate America’s workers and remember those who fought for the eight-hour workday, higher wages, and benefits for all workers. None of this would be possible without the hard work ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeffrey Sklansky, University of Illinois Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Most of the world ...