from the AFL-CIO
Ahead of the 2020 presidential election cycle, the AFL-CIO’s affiliate unions have undertaken a robust political engagement effort to ensure members have the opportunity to meet and assess candidates. This member-driven process...
from the AFL-CIO
As a result of their inaction, the gap between rich and poor has reached record levels. With union density reaching historic lows, fewer and fewer Americans are getting the benefits of a union contract: higher wages, better health care and a more secure retirement. The latest research...
By St. Louis Labor Tribune & PAI
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court pro-business ruling, some 80 percent of private-sector U.S. workers will be forced into arbitration with their bosses by 2024, a new report predicts.
Unions Boost Worker Wages by 11%
Chicago: On Labor Day 2019, researchers from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of California, Irvine released the sixth annual State of the Unions report for Illinois. The study finds that unions play an important role in Illinois’ economy communities, despite...
