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Fagforbundet for kullgruvearbeidere støtter Bidens klimaplan [E24/NTB] 2021-04-20

Lovverket hjelper Amazon med å være fagforeningsfri [Klassekampen] 2021-04-19

Amazon-toppsjef Jeff Bezos slår tilbake [Børsen] 2021-04-17

Alabama Fagforeningskampen i Amazon er ikke over [Klassekampen] 2021-04-15

The Shifting Class Composition of Unions [The American Prospect] 2021-04-14

Labor After Bessemer [The American Prospect] 2021-04-14

Amazon, il voto in Alabama e i conflitti nel mondo [Sbilanciamoci] 2021-04-13

Walmart's grocery workers died feeding the nation. Now, their families are left to pick up the pieces [NBC] 2021-04-13

Alabama Amazon har drevet et skittent spill [Fri fagbevegelse] 2021-04-12

Alabama Amazon vant historisk kamp mot fagforening [E24] 2021-04-09

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Today's labour news


ILWU statement on the Derek Chauvin verdict 2021-04-21 [ILWU]

National Nurses United statement on Chauvin trial 2021-04-21 [National Nurses United]

Trumka: Chauvin verdict just the beginning 2021-04-21 [AFL-CIO]

Statement of Teamsters Human Rights and Diversity Director Marcus King on the conviction of Derek Chauvin 2021-04-21 [International Brotherhood of Teamsters]

Virginia Volvo workers go on strike; IRS increases meal deduction 2021-04-21 [Overdrive]

Employers say lavish unemployment checks make it hard to hire workers. Don’t believe it 2021-04-21 [AFL-CIO]

Accelerating the Energy Transition: Infrastructure, Jobs and Equity 2021-04-21 [AFL-CIO]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Workplace Violence Prevention Act Will Save Lives, Shuler Says 2021-04-21 [AFL-CIO]

What's ahead for teachers? 2021-04-21 [Cornell Chronicle]

Ohio Feds recover thousands in back wages for Valley workers at Ohio tire company 2021-04-21 [WKBN]

California Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in CA 2021-04-21 [Ctr Am Progress]

New Jersey New law boosts benefits for families of workers who died from COVID-19 2021-04-21 [NJBiz]

Build Back Better With Unions: Pass the PRO Act 2021-04-20 [Isthmus]

Texas We Are the Texas Gulf Coast Labor Movement and We Fight for Black Lives 2021-04-20 [GCA AFL-CIO]

New cross border trucking rule will protect Teamster drivers 2021-04-20 [International Brotherhood of Teamsters]

Texas Teamsters Local 767 endorses Lydia Bean for congress 2021-04-20 [International Brotherhood of Teamsters]

 VIDEO California Sacramento City Unified School District, union reach agreement for custodians, food service workers 2021-04-20 [KCRA]

Alabama Amazon illegally interfered in Alabama warehouse election, union alleges in complaint to federal officials 2021-04-20 [CNBC]

Virginia Pulaski County auto workers at Volvo truck plant remain on strike 2021-04-20 [WDBJ]

Illinois Second City comedy educators in U.S. score huge win in pro-union vote 2021-04-20 [CWA Canada]

Fagforbundet for kullgruvearbeidere støtter Bidens klimaplan 2021-04-20 [E24/NTB]

Lovverket hjelper Amazon med å være fagforeningsfri 2021-04-19 [Klassekampen]

Oregon Oregon Tech faculty union votes to authorize strike 2021-04-19 [OPB]

Connecticut Nursing home industry fears impact of 52 possible strikes 2021-04-19 [AP]

Virginia Auto workers at Volvo truck plant in Virginia go on strike 2021-04-19 [AP]

 VIDEO California Union sets strike dates in Sacramento City Unified School District for custodians, food service workers 2021-04-19 [KCRA]

How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class 2021-04-18 [WNYC]

How the Bessemer Story Got the Wind Knocked Out of It 2021-04-18 [WNYC ]

Alabama Inside the Alabama Amazon Union Drive: An Interview with the Lead Organizer 2021-04-18 [Labour Notes]

New Jersey Journalists’ Union Drive Involves Much More Than Jobs 2021-04-18 [The National Memo]

Colleges Are Using COVID as an Excuse for Austerity. Unions Are Pushing Back. 2021-04-18 [Truthout]

Legislative fixes for essential worker problems 2021-04-18 [Commonwealth Mag]

California Newsom signs bill requiring hotels, other companies to rehire laid-off workers when jobs are available 2021-04-18 [KTLA]

California Our Statement Regarding Dominic Foppoli - He Must Go! 2021-04-18 [North Bay Labor Cncl / AFL-CIO]

U.S. House passes legislation to protect health care workers 2021-04-18 [Atlanta Jrnl-Constitution]

Massachusetts AG Healey speaks to essential women workers about wage theft 2021-04-18 [Boston Globe]

Virginia With Unanimous Vote, Alexandria City Council Expands City Workers’ Rights 2021-04-18 [Zebra]

Nurses applaud US House of Representatives passage of legislationprotecting health care, social service workers from workplace violence 2021-04-17 [National Nurses United]

Workplace violence prevention Act will save lives 2021-04-17 [AFL-CIO]

PKrugman: America Needs to Empower Workers Again 2021-04-17 [NYTimes]

Colorado Wrongful death alleged in trenching accident that killed two workers 2021-04-17 [Greeley Tribune]

Organizing Amazon still a goal for union activists 2021-04-17 [Toledo Blade]

Nebraska Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Nebraska AFL-CIO Rallies with Meatpacking Workers in Lincoln 2021-04-17 [Workplace Fairness]

Louisiana Families of boat workers clinging to hope 2021-04-17 [Tulsa World]

Virginia UAW Members at Volvo Truck in Dublin VA Strike For Fair Wages, Benefits, Health and Safety 2021-04-17 [UAW]

Louisiana Rescuers continue search for missing workers from capsized boat in Gulf 2021-04-17 [KRQE]

FedEx to 'reevaluate' its policy requiring employees to lock up phones during shifts following Thursday's shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis For more info 2021-04-17 [Biz Insider]

Indiana FedEx workers can't carry phones. After Indianapolis shooting, many couldn't call family 2021-04-17 [Indy Star]

Minnesota Union Workers Rally for Justice for Daunte Wright at Brooklyn Center Site 2021-04-17 [CCX Media]

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