The Wake of Labor Journalism

Far from ushering in greater democracy, this dying business model is turning once-venerated media institutions into propaganda pulpits for corporate strongmen. By Elizabeth Randolph Union support in the United States is at historic highs, yet labor coverage in American newsrooms in shrinking. Over the past four years, record numbers of Teamsters have organized, struck their […]

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New Study Reveals Massive Spending on Anti-Union Campaigns

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and LaborLab reveals the staggering amount of money employers spend each year to discourage workers from exercising their right to organize. According to the report, U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance efforts, including anti-union consultants, law firms, and campaigns designed to […]

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THE DIRTY DOZEN:

HYUNDAI SUPPLIERS, BIGGEST HOMEBUILDER, SUBWAY RESTAURANTS IN ‘DIRTY DOZEN’ By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI): The suppliers of auto parts for Hyundai and Kia cars. The Subway restaurant chain. The nation’s biggest homebuilder, which let Donald Trump’s vicious and violent ICE agents raid its job sites. A snack food company that puts migrants’ […]

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Teamsters Stand with CSU Workers: Fair Pay, Accountability, and Respect

On September 9, union members from across the California State University system gathered at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach. Among them were proud members of Teamsters Local 2010, standing shoulder to shoulder with faculty, staff, and student supporters in a united call for fairness. At the heart of this action is a simple […]

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THE PLIGHT OF TIPPED WORKERS

WASHINGTON WINDOW In debate in D.C., cities and states over raising the U.S. minimum wage, or overriding it by higher local minimums, one group is largely overlooked: Tipped workers. These restaurant servers, bellhops, hotel room cleaners and various other attendants, suffer from a lower—far lower—tipped “minimum wage” than the low federal minimum of $7.25 an […]

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Teamsters Win Groundbreaking Joint Employer Decision Against Amazon

(PALMDALE, Calif.)  Amazon delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 396 in Palmdale, Calif., won a groundbreaking decision that sets the stage for Amazon delivery drivers across the country to organize with the Teamsters. After more than a year-long investigation, National Labor Relations Board Region 31 (NLRB) found that Amazon is a joint employer of its […]

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