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…
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 Plumbers (UA) Local 168 Hall in Marietta to kick-off the Labor…
Labor leaders, union members rally “Take Back Ohio” in Midterm Elections On Monday evening, a large group of union members, leaders and activists held a rally at UAW Local 1112 in Lordstown to kick-off the Labor 2018 election effort to…
Robert Struckman May 8, 2018 A quality public education is the bedrock of democracy, which is a truism on this Teacher Appreciation Day more than ever, as educators across America instruct us all by example in the power of learning,…
Celebrations on May 1 have long had two, seemingly contradictory meanings. On one hand, May Day is known for maypoles, flowers and welcoming the spring. On the other hand, it’s a day of worker solidarity and protest; though the U.S.…
A piece of legislation that would expand the Occupational Safety and Health Act to cover all workers in the U.S. has been introduced in Congress. The Protecting America’s Workers Act, which has been introduced in the House and Senate yearly,…
On April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew the fight for safe jobs. This year we will come together to defend hard-won…
The building trades unions in Northeast Ohio are using their financial muscle to build the region and keep their members working. The pension and health and welfare funds supported by many of the 31 unions or district councils in the…
Lynn Rhinehart, AFL-CIO Three years ago, the National Labor Relations Board took modest steps to streamline, modernize and improve the process by which workers petition for an election to vote on forming a union at work. The rules reduced unnecessary delay caused…
STEUBENVILLE — When Assistant Fire Chief Michael Taylor looks back on his 31 years in the Steubenville Fire Department, his ever-present smile gets a little wider. And, when he retires from the department at the end of the month, it’s…