Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A youngster holds up a pro-union sign at Laborfest. (Photo by Erik Gunn, States Newsroom.) Labor unions exist to negotiate legally ...

Today, the U.S. labor movement is a shadow of its former self. Union membership has declined dramatically since labor’s heyday in the 1950s, when roughly a third of the U.S. workforce was unionized.

Mr. Loomis is a historian of labor who writes extensively about unions, politics and workers. This is a most unfortunate Labor Day for labor. The labor movement has taken it on the chin repeatedly in ...

For more than a century, Miami-Dade’s public servants — from teachers to transit operators — have shaped the county’s labor landscape through collective bargaining. Unions have long been the primary ...

As we say goodbye to the summer season by celebrating Labor Day, most Americans are eager to recognize the ingenuity and determination of rank-and-file workers. But not union bosses, who hijack the ...

Google plans a $25 billion investment in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, with a significant role for organized labor. The author says the partnership promises to create middle-class careers with livable ...

During the 2024 election campaign, the Republican Party’s historically fraught relationship with organized labor appeared to be changing. Several influential Republicans reached out to unions, seeking ...

State employees enter the state office complex in Waterbury as the Vermont State Employees Association opposes Gov. Phil Scott’s return to work mandate on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn ...