6.6 million people signed up for state unemployment benefits last week, according to Department of Labor data released this morning. As EPI notes, today’s earth-shattering number—over double last week’s record-breaking 3.3. million jobless claims—is lik... More »
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board formally published a final rule revising the established test of joint-employer liability for labor violations. As Jared explained on Tuesday, the new rule replaces an Obama-era decision that allowed the bo... More »
Organized labor is set to play a key role in the Democratic presidential nomination this year, and most candidates have taken note. Unions are far from unified around one candidate, however; while labor support helped power Bernie Sanders to victory in New Ha... More »
On Tuesday, around 7,800 healthcare workers walked off the job at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle to begin a three-day strike for better pay and working conditions. The work stoppage, led by Service Employees International Union 1199NW, is part of a larger ... More »