Copyright 2024 Capital & Main Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law two bills Tuesday that clear a path for the state’s home care workers to organize a statewide union of more than…
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Michigan Lawmakers Could Help 35,000 Care Workers Form Statewide Union
Phyllis Pride has seen a lot in her 15 years as a caregiver for the elderly and disabled: meals, medications, laundry and showers. But there’s one thing the 67-year-old from Ecorse, outside Detroit,…
States are pushing back with anti-labor laws as union popularity grows, policy experts say
Growing union organizing across the country has triggered an anti-labor legislative response in some states, but cities and counties are increasingly pushing back, a new report found. The report, released this month by the New…
Harris, union members and elected officials rally in Detroit on Labor Day
During a spirited Labor Day rally in Detroit on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris committed to fostering “an opportunity economy” and supporting workers’ right to unionize. “When union wages go up, everyone’s…
Webasto-Detroit workers say company is violating labor law to bust union activity
Workers at the Webasto-Detroit auto parts plant are raising legal action against their employer for reported federal labor law violations. On Wednesday, workers filed charges with the U.S. Department of Labor that…
VP Harris tells teachers union she’s ‘fighting for the future,’ blasts Project 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — outlined on Thursday some of her “vision of the future” while touting the administration’s education record in her keynote address…
NLRB says certification of Sweetwaters union effort issued ‘erroneously’
While a group of employees of Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea in Ann Arbor appeared to have had their union recognized, an error has derailed that process for the time being. According to…
As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back
Just days before workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting last week on whether to unionize, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed a new law that would claw back state incentives…
Workers at Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance reject union after months-long campaign
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance Friday voted to reject a union after a months-long campaign to organize the plant. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which oversaw the election, said…
Biden cracks jokes about Trump’s hair, acquires another major union endorsement
WASHINGTON — Cheered for his pro-union stance and promise to rework the tax code, President Joe Biden picked up a major endorsement Wednesday from North America’s Building Trades Unions, a massive labor…