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Byline: By, Gordon Brown John Lennon wrote a famous song about a working-class hero. John Prescott would never have used the words 'working-class hero' about himself--he always underplayed his achievements--but [...]

Byline: Daniel Munoz, NorthJersey.com President-elect Donald Trump has promised to improve the lives of union members and working-class Americans. But critics and those in the labor movement said they're worried [...]

Byline: BEN MARLOW After what must surely be the worst first 100 days in office for any prime minister, finally some good news for this Government: business chiefs actually turned [...]

As the first Labour leader to address the Trades Union Congress as prime minister in 15 years, Keir Starmer might have hoped for a more enthusiastic reception. Then again, as [...]

On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, six labor leaders took the stage to endorse the party's nominee. ''Kamala Harris will keep fighting for workers,'' promised the general [...]

Byline: SHERI WALSH Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department inducted three Filipino labor leaders, who led California's Delano Grape Strike in 1965 to win higher wages and better [...]

WARREN, Mich: Teamsters Local 337 has issued the following news release: Workers at the PharmaCann cannabis facility in Warren, Mich., have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 337, taking part [...]

Byline: Ben Marlow, Associate Editor After what must surely be the worst first 100 days in office for any prime minister, finally some good news for this Government: business chiefs [...]

Byline: Jaz Brisack In Starbucks Corp v. McKinney, the Supreme Court ordered lower courts to apply a stricter test when deciding whether to grant the National Labor Relations Board's petitions [...]

OTTAWA: The United Steelworkers union is celebrating today a historic victory for workers across Canada, as the anti-scab legislation passed the final stage of the legislative process in the Parliament [...]

NEW YORK: UNITE HERE has issued the following news release: At UNITE HERE's 2024 Constitutional Convention, Gwen Mills was elected as the international union's new president, making her the first [...]

POFESSOR CHRIS WILLIAMS, the Welsh historian who has died aged 61, attracted little attention outside academic circles until he was thrust into the limelight as the editor of Richard Burton's [...]

Byline: MELANIE NGUYEN DELANO Johnny Itliong, son of the famous Filipino farm labor movement organizer Larry Itliong, teared up as he recalled how he and his siblings would honor their [...]

Byline: Paul Krugman Last week, employees at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted by almost three to one to join the United Automobile Workers. By the numbers, this wasn't [...]

Byline: Jeanne Whalen, Toluse Olorunnipa Fresh off some historic wins for the labor movement, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain could be the man who makes the biggest difference for [...]

Last week, employees at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted by almost three to one to join the United Automobile Workers. By the numbers, this wasn't a big deal: [...]

Labour's perpetually combative shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has never shied away from unarmed political combat, but to launch himself into an attack on his own party's core support is, [...]

Byline: Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix These days, we often hear that democracy is on the ballot. And there's a truth to that: Winning elections is critical, especially as liberal [...]

MARCH 8 is designated as International Women's Day each year to honour and commemorate the contributions made by women. International Women's Day originated from the 1908 labour movement in New [...]

Byline: Patrick O'Flynn So far Keir Starmer has managed to avoid the elephant trap of allowing Britian's future relationship with the EU to become a major election issue. But the [...]

OTTAWA: The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) celebrates today's affiliation of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). The CFLPA is joining 49 national and international unions already affiliated with the [...]

Byline: By, Kevin Maguire Trade unionist Davie Cooper, a leader of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in that defeated Ted Heath's 1971 government, has died aged 84. A union convenor at [...]

Sir Keir Starmer has warned of a rise in anti-Jewish racism as he vowed never to let antisemitism take hold in the Labour Party again. The Labour leader said antisemitism [...]

Byline: Emma Goldberg and Santul Nerkar The shift reflects a broader generational change, and has exposed philosophical rifts in the labor movement about what the purpose of a union ought [...]

The shift reflects a broader generational change, and has exposed philosophical rifts in the labor movement about what the purpose of a union ought to be. ''Why are we here?'' [...]

Byline: Fiona Parker A RETIRED sociology professor has been stripped of her honorary titles by two universities after she suggested on social media that someone should 'blow up the venue' [...]

TORONTO: United Food and Commercial Workers Canada has elected a new national president. Shawn Haggerty, a well-known long-time labour activist, has been elected the national president of Canada's leading and [...]

OTTAWA: UNITED STEELWORKERS has issued the following news release: Marty Warren, United Steelworkers union National Director for Canada, issued the following statement following the announcement of a deal on Pharmacare: [...]