Union Profile: A Century of Support From the International Association of Firefighters
The International Association of Firefighters has a 101-year history of supporting firefighters, emergency responders and families in the US and Canada.
The International Association of Firefighters has a 101-year history of supporting firefighters, emergency responders and families in the US and Canada.
The current era of automation is rapidly ushering in significant changes that may leave workers behind. Unions must help protect workers.
The US unemployment rate is at an all-time low, but that number alone doesn’t paint an accurate picture of the true strength of the labor market.
The Fight for $15 initially called for a higher minimum wage and more unionization in the fast-food industry, but has since become a national movement.
The writers union has called for writers to fire their agents after negotiations for a new contract with the Association of Talent Agents failed.
Despite political forces that are trying to weaken unions, workers are notching labor wins in 2019 with at BuzzFeed and the New Museum in New York.
Unions must closely monitor the progression of reviews of past pro-union rulings that current NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb is pushing to change.
Workers at Riot Games recently staged a walkout to end the practice of forced arbitration. This could have far-reaching impacts on nonunion industries.
When unions are weaker, the wage gap between the highest and lowest earners is wider. This explains why the current wage gap is one of the worst in history.
With the support of union leaders, video game developers have taken steps to unionize an industry that has been traditionally anti-union.