Stories tagged: "unions"

Economy Becky Cooper in Bounce Milwaukee
Economy How Does This Milwaukee Business Plan to Address the Worker Shortage? A Union.

Bounce Milwaukee is proactively seeking a union contract on behalf of its own workers in advance of its reopening.

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern August 9, 2021 1:27 pm EDT
Courts Why Unions and Labor Advocates Are Worried About Amy Coney Barrett
Courts Amy Coney Barrett Could Be Catastrophic for Worker Protections and Labor Rights

With the impending confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, labor experts are concerned that a 6-3 conservative court could further erode worker protections.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil October 26, 2020 11:43 am EDT
Elections Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on manufacturing American products at UAW Region 1 headquarters in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Elections Biden Goes to Michigan, Reminds Voters of Trump’s Broken Promises

In 2016, Trump promised to protect manufacturing plant in Warren, Michigan. It closed in 2019.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers September 9, 2020 4:46 pm EDT
Work President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Work Trump Calls for Goodyear Boycott While Biden Explains Why Unions Actually Matter

President's attacks fits in with years of Republicans dismantling middle class jobs.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 21, 2020 4:16 pm EDT
LGBTQ WASHINGTON, DC - OCT. 8, 2019: Rally for LGBTQ rights outside Supreme Court as Justices hear oral arguments in three cases dealing with discrimination in the workplace because of sexual orientation (Image via Shutterstock)
LGBTQ These Are the Next Battles in the Fight for LGBTQ Worker Rights

The United States has to make a number of changes to strengthen unions and labor laws to ensure that LGBTQ workers are properly protected.

Casey Quinlan June 17, 2020 11:35 am EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Coronavirus Graphic via Tania Lili for Courier
Coronavirus North Carolina Nurses Are Risking Their Lives, and They Want a Union

Nurses at Mission Health in Asheville, North Carolina want a union. The pandemic only makes them more certain that one is necessary.

Eric Ginsburg Eric Ginsburg April 13, 2020 10:41 am EDT