NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are bringing the everyday people who’ve demanded better wages from their bosses to Washington insist that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents make clear...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Despite ongoing negotiations over undisclosed provisions, Democratic lawmakers voted to adopt their version of the spending plan because they must pass a balanced...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival mobilizes for a massive gathering, Dr. Barber and others have called on...
At least half of the staffers who received large COVID-19 stipends also contributed to Supt. Monroe’s re-election campaign. In all, 11 ACOE employees made political contributions to Supt....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — All indications show that Jennifer Abruzzo, the President’s new general counsel, is helping to lead the charge and losing no time. She has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The task in front of us that we can’t fail at: Stopping the anti-union, anti-labor judiciary being put in place by an administration...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ronald Reagan, who turned his back on organized labor and started America’s middle-class into a tailspin from which it has never recovered, has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I want to give thanks for a human right that shaped our country throughout the 20th century and that made Thanksgiving possible for...
OAKLAND POST— Entrepreneur, coach, and real estate investor Charles Patton has recently added voting rights advocate to his title after a visit to the office of...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Recently, the Central Labor Council of Nashville and Middle Tennessee formally endorsed Rep. John Ray Clemmons to be Nashville’s next mayor. The Central...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The poverty line for a family of three (a working mom and two children) is $16,910. A woman working full time at the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We will explore the strengths and weaknesses in the current state of labor law and identify proposals that hold employers that violate the...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A recent study indicates that Black workers stand to lose critical unionized public sector jobs from threats to unions in L.A. County.
ATLANTA TRIBUNE — In 1961, King spoke before the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest and most powerful labor organization.
Over the last several months, Oakland residents have been bombarded by phone calls, mailers, leaflets and most recently an online poll opposing one the largest development...
BY Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez, It was a Sure Thing. A can’t-miss, a safe bet that you couldn’t possibly fail – or could you? ...
J. Weston Phippen, THE NATIONAL JOURNAL (The National Journal) — As the country added 280,000 jobs in May, unemployment remained unchanged this month, though it...
ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is the latest and biggest city to endorse a hike in the minimum wage, adding to...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite what the defenders of “right-to-work” laws claim, those policies offer less protection for employees...
(Bloomberg) — After years of avoiding confrontation, the U.S. labor movement is reasserting itself. From the ports of Los Angeles to the car plants of...
Members of BART’s two largest unions overwhelming voted this week to give their leaders the authority to call a strike , while AC Transit workers are...