On Wednesday June 27th, The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in the Janus v. AFSCME 31 case.  In response to that decision, Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga issued the following statement: “This decision comes just as…

Ohio AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Petee Talley released the following statement in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the Ohio towns of Sandusky, Canton, Massillon and Salem.      “In the face of multiple devastating worksite raids in less…

By Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says the matter was “overlooked.” But, for nearly 100 Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents, it represents the loss of nearly $2,000 each stemming from the disappearance for three straight…

Even in a strong year for Democrats, Republicans assumed they could count on the Ohio governor's race. Maybe not. A new Enquirer / Suffolk University poll – the first statewide, independent poll since the Ohio primary – showed Democrat Richard…

New This Year: Companies Must Disclose CEO’s Pay Compared to Company’s Median Employee Pay Average CEO pay for major U.S. companies has risen more than 6%, as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the…

Labor leaders, union members rally to “Take Back Ohio” in Midterm Elections On Wednesday evening, a large group of union members, leaders and activists held a rally at the Laborers Local 265 in Cincinnati to kick-off the Labor 2018 election…