New Data Show That Americans Support Unions, but Political and Employer Opposition Stalls Workers’ Momentum
Gallup released the results of a new poll last Friday (August 29, 2025) showing that the majority of Americans...
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Labor Day Matters More Than Ever
Labor Day is more than a holiday. It is a living reminder of the strikes, marches, and organizing drives...
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Workers are Players Too – How Organized Labor Build Major League Baseball
We have finally reached that part of the year where (in the northeast at least), spring finally peeps out...
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Union Organizing in the Southern Auto Industry and Beyond: An Update
For decades, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has struggled to establish a foothold outside the “Big Three” (GM, Ford,...
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Residents and Interns in Many PA Hospitals are Unionizing. Here’s Why That Matters.
A healthy working life is good for both providers and patients. The phrase “Medical resident” conjures a...
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Workers are Players Too – How Organized Labor built the NFL
The National Football League was founded on September 17th, 1904. Consisting of 14 teams from around the Midwest. Today,...
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Organized Labor and Human Rights – Celebrating Human Rights Day, 2024
Organized Labor and Advancement of Human Rights in the United States On December 10th, 1948, the United Nations released...
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President of a Pittsburgh-Based Concrete Company Highlights the Benefits of Partnering With Unions
A committed union contractor in Western Pennsylvania, Frank Howard, took part in a U.S. Department of Labor discussion on...
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IRA tax credit grows good IAM union jobs in York, Pennsylvania
Diana Polson, June 18, 2024 The York-based hydropower manufacturer, Voith Hydro, and their workers’ union, International Association of Machinists...
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Mark Erlich: Is this Labor’s Comeback Moment?
[Mark Erlich is a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy and the retired...
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GUEST POST — Getting Unions Connected to Orphaned Well Clean Up: A Second Bite at the Apple
Last month, the Department of Interior (DOI) released its application guidance for Phase 1 state formula grants for orphaned well...
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PRESS RELEASE/NEW REPORT: Andy Warhol Bridge Project Study Underscores Vital Need for Local Hire Provisions to Maximize Value for Pennsylvania on Infrastructure Projects
For Immediate Release February 15, 2023 Contact: Kirstin Snow, PA Budget and Policy Center snow@pennbpc.org ADVISORY—TOMORROW 1 PM—New...
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