At the altar of the cathedral, officiants laid out 13 hard hats to symbolize each of the workers who died on the job in the past year. Every year, a crowd of union construction workers from the many ...

Nontraditional Employment for Women’s (NEW) annual Equity Leadership Awards Luncheon on May 1 marked the beginning of a new chapter for the gender-equity based pre-apprentice program under the ...

Washington, DC – On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien joined Sen. Ed Markey and workers to announce the introduction of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. This ...

On Earth Day, top union officials at the AFL-CIO hosted an event aimed at bringing particularly relevant issues to the fore. President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond were present, and ...

Mine manager Anthony Valente, employed by mining company R J Valente Gravel, was sentenced to six months in prison in mid-April and five years of probation for his reckless disregard and override of ...

On Tuesday, April 16, the Labor Department finally issued rules regarding worker exposure to silica dust. The exposure limit has now been lowered, and metal and nonmetal mine operators must put in ...

As we observe Earth Day 2024 needing to stem climate change, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and foster the development of green and sustainable industries and jobs, ATU urges our policymakers and ...

In the state of Wisconsin, a win for both Labor and local utilities, as well as the environment, has been achieved. In late March, it was announced that the state’s top utility companies had partnered ...