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New rule will require companies to disclose anti-union spending

by Gigi Douban
Mar 23, 2016
Companies can spend hundreds of thousands on anti-union consultants
The Department of Labor is cracking down on anti-union efforts.
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Duke adjunct faculty joins growing movement to unionize

by Mark Garrison
Mar 21, 2016
Will joining employment unions help non-tenured faculty members?
The Perkins Library at Duke University. 
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At long last, union workers at GM get a raise

by Scott Tong
Oct 27, 2015
A new UAW contract will give some GM workers their first raise in about a decade.
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The financial backdrop to Postal Service union talks

by Annie Baxter
May 27, 2015
It's bleak.
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A fight over how quickly workers can unionize

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 5, 2015
The Senate voted to block a new rule that would speed up unionization votes.
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As unions decline, dockworkers still have clout

by Ben Bergman
Feb 23, 2015
Their union has the power to shut down all 29 ports on the West Coast.
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The cost of fast food meals calculated in worker wages

by Krissy Clark
May 15, 2014
The push for raising fast food worker wages has gone global.
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The struggles to unionize workers in Bangladesh

by David Brancaccio
May 7, 2014
Labor unions in Bangladesh continue to struggle for expanded worker rights.
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NLRB rules Northwestern football players can unionize

by Noel King
Mar 27, 2014
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern football players are employees of the school and can vote on whether they want the representation of a labor organization.
The Northwestern Wildcats stand on the field during play against the Michigan Wolverines at Ryan Field on November 16, 2013 in Evanston, Illinois.
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Could the Supreme Court deal another blow to unions?

by Gigi Douban
Nov 13, 2013
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that could weaken union-organizing efforts.
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