325 articles· Covering labor news, worker rights, and workplace policy
Civil Rights at WorkSalting puts trained union organizers on a company's payroll by having them apply for real jobs at non-union workplaces. The NLRA has protected this organizing strategy since 1935.
Union OrganizingNurses at UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, Iowa, met with state and federal lawmakers this week to discuss delayed union certification nearly one year after voting to join Teamsters Local 90, according to a statement from the union. The employer has filed objections that have prevented the National
Workplace SafetyWorkplace safety committees without union backing don't reduce injury rates.
Workers & the EconomyThirty-one percent. That's the win rate for private-sector union elections in the United States, according to the Economic Policy Institute, after workers endure the full weight of employer anti-union campaigns. The number is grim, but it hides something important.
The University of California and AFSCME Local 3299 reached a tentative labor agreement late on May 13, preventing a planned strike by more than 40,000 healthcare and service workers hours before a May 14 walkout deadline, according to Bloomberg Law. The deal secures minimum wage increases to $30.10
Labor Policy & LawIn Malaysia, achieving official government recognition for a new trade union representing migrant workers takes between five and seven years, according to research from the Malaysian Trades Union Congress. The average guest worker visa in that country lasts two to three years.
Five labor unions representing 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers are three days from a strike deadline over wage demands that remain unresolved despite ongoing negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to ABC7 New York. The unions are demanding a 5% wage increase for 2
A National Commission for Women investigation documented systematic workplace harassment, religious discrimination, and deliberate targeting of young female employees at Tata Consultancy Services' Nashik unit, according to a report released May 12, 2026.
Union OrganizingThe Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data broken down by occupation, metropolitan area, and industry across roughly 800 occupational profiles updated annually, all free to download.
Civil Rights at WorkCampaigns that file for an NLRB election with 60–70% worker support win 78% of the time. Campaigns built primarily on walk-in interest at a union hall rarely come close to that success rate.
The Ontario Nurses' Association announced a constitutional challenge on May 11, 2026, to strike down a 1965 law that bans job action for more than 90% of Ontario healthcare workers and forces contract disputes into binding arbitration, according to a press release from the union.
Healthcare & LaborHospital and clinic networks run some of the most sophisticated internal surveillance systems of any employer in the country, and that infrastructure, originally justified by HIPAA compliance and patient safety, gives healthcare management an unusual capacity to monitor the very same digital channel
