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Senators Propose New Protections For Breastfeeding Workers
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski want to expand the right to pump on the job to millions more workers.
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Embattled EPA Workers Say They Need 'Bill Of Rights' Under Trump Administration
These federal employees feel stretched thin by attrition and worn down by regulatory rollbacks.
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Amazon Warns Employees Who Spoke Out On Climate Change
Workers were told they violated company policy when they criticized the retail giant in The Washington Post.
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Teamsters Leader Says Trump Hasn't Kept His Promises To Blue-Collar Workers
James Hoffa has been a vocal supporter of Trump's trade moves but says the president hasn't delivered for union members.
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Bankruptcy Of Major Coal Company Is Terrible For Retired Miners
Murray Energy is the last big employer paying into the union pension fund. Its bankruptcy also endangers retirees' health care.
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General Motors Workers Approve Contract To End Historic Strike
The work stoppage lasted 40 days and was the longest the auto industry had seen in two decades.
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State Democrats Are Sticking It To Trump By Expanding Overtime Pay
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says more salaried workers deserve time-and-a-half pay when they work long hours.
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United Auto Workers Member Struck By Car And Killed On GM Picket Line
"Roy A. McCombs tragically lost his life today on a picket line standing up for a better life for himself and his coworkers," the union said.
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How New York Could Make Better Jobs In Alabama
A new campaign wants city transit authorities to enforce stronger agreements for workers as they contract with a manufacturer in the South.
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GM And UAW Reach Tentative Deal To End Massive Strike
A union council still needs to approve it in order to bring a painful work stoppage to a close.
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GM Losses Over Strike Top $1 Billion
The biggest auto industry work stoppage in decades is wrapping up its fourth week with no deal on the horizon.
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Splinter's Parent Company Tells Staffers Not To Write About Site's Demise
The editorial director of G/O Media told top editors not to publish anything about the news and opinion site being shut down.
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The Trump Administration Wants Restaurant Servers To Do More Work For Less Pay
The Labor Department acknowledges in an analysis that its new proposal on tipped workers might accomplish just that.
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GM Strikers Settle In For The Long Haul
As the autoworkers' strike grinds through its third week, workers say they'll stay on the picket lines for as long as it takes.
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How Employers Make It Impossible For Working Women To Breastfeed
A HuffPost investigation shows many low-wage workers are confined to filthy bathrooms, can't get breaks and even lose their jobs trying to pump.
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Labor Leader Issues Six-Word Statement On Walker's Run For President
Perhaps Richard Trumka has already said everything he needs to say about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R). On Monday morning, Walker officially declared his expected candidacy to become president of the United States. Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO labor federation and longtime Walker foe, had a six-word statement in response to the announcement.
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The Kill Shot For Public-Sector Unions
Faced with its gravest threat in years from the Supreme Court, one of the country's largest labor unions is preparing for a ruling that could make it much more difficult to collect fees from the workers it represents. This weekend, the American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution pledging to speak individually with each of its 1.6 million members about getting more involved in the union. The subtext of the move has to do with Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that the Supreme Court recently announced it will hear in autumn.
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Clinton Picks Up The First Major Labor Endorsement Of 2016
Hillary Clinton picked up an early if not surprising endorsement on Saturday from one of the country's largest labor unions: the American Federation of Teachers. The executive council of the 1.6-million member AFT voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of backing the early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, according to an announcement from the union. It marks the first endorsement from a major national labor union during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Miner Tells Coal Baron To Kiss His Ass
Robert "Bob" Murray is the owner of Murray Energy Corp., the third-largest U.S. coal producer. After being fired, the miner, Richard Harrison, appealed to federal regulators to win back his job. Last week, Harrison cleared his first legal hurdle, winning temporary reinstatement.
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'Vacation Is When I Have A 40-Hour Week'
Over the past year, as his agency was developing a rule to expand overtime pay to more Americans, Labor Secretary Tom Perez met a lot of workers who log brutal hours. "There was one worker who worked 60, 70 hours a week regularly," Perez recalled in an interview with The Huffington Post. On Monday, the White House unveiled a major reform that should guarantee overtime coverage for salaried workers earning less than $50,440 per year.