May 14th 2021
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd last summer, was convicted by a jury on all three of the charges against him -- second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter. Chauvin’s sentencing is scheduled...
A new report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) concluded that police unions across the nation are too powerful, and their collective bargaining agreements “are an obstacle to police reform and to the regaining of public trust.” The report maintains that the...
Major airlines are threatening massive layoffs if air travel does not increase soon. United Airlines gave notice to 36,000 employees—nearly half of its US workers—that they may be laid off by October if federal aid expires, Bloomberg reports. Similarly, Southwest...
Clean Slate for Worker Power released a report today outlining recommendations for empowering worker voices and building a more equitable economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The report focuses on various threats COVID poses to working people: not just...
According to a study by Bloomberg, as many as 30% of current job losses could be permanent. The study suggests that many of these jobs will succumb to what is known as “reallocation shock” in which the current economic disruption essentially leads to a different...
As Mackenzie and Zach discussed earlier this week, responses to recent protests by union leaders have reflected a growing divide within the movement. On Monday, the Writers Guild of America, East joined existing calls by the Flight Attendants and numerous...
Mackenzie discussed yesterday the growing number of voices and organizations criticizing police agencies and police unions and calling for the AFL-CIO to disaffiliate from them. More union voices have joined the fray. The Writers Guild of America East union...
As many readers experienced, OnLabor's website was down for several hours yesterday, a problem caused by a flood of new access requests that overwhelmed the page. Much as we would like to think that the sudden spike in OnLabor traffic was legitimate, the more...
A new study by The Economic Policy Institute concluded that black and hispanic workers are bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s health and economic pain. The report concluded that persistent racial disparities in access to health care, wealth, employment, and...
Collective action is the source of working people’s power. It is the source of the labor movement’s power. It is the source of power that has enabled workers to secure – through unionization and collective bargaining – fairness and dignity at work, living wages,...
The uprising in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery has left a mark on the labor movement. After protestors broke windows and set the lobby of the AFL-CIO’s headquarters ablaze on Sunday night, the Amalgamated Transit Union...
Protests over the death of George Floyd and other unarmed Black Americans rocked the nation this week and intensified this weekend following racially charged comments by the President. While unions in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement have often been...