Labor
Alicia Spietz | Madison, WI | 5/07/20
On a sunny May 1 afternoon which marked both May Day and A Day Without Immigrants, a caravan comprised of about 20 different vehicles made its way to the...
staff | Lansing, MI | 5/06/20
UPS announced first quarter profits of $965 million.
staff | Milwaukee, WI | 5/06/20
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is in a state of crisis. Nearly 15 years ago, Congress forced the Postal Service into financial ruin through a...
staff | Tampa, FL | 5/04/20
With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis putting workers at risk and UPS making huge profits, many rank-and-file Teamsters are demanding hazard pay.
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 5/01/20
On Thursday, April 30, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that more than 3.8 million new claims for unemployment insurance or UI were filed in the...
Staff | Chicago, IL | 4/30/20
A University of Illinois health operating room technician, represented by SEIU Local 73, passed away this week of COVID-19 complications.
staff | Minneapolis, MN | 4/29/20
With the Minnesota governor’s stay-at-home order set to expire on May 4, and as COVID-19 cases are beginning to spike across the state, hundreds of...
staff | Tampa, FL | 4/29/20
UPS announced April 27 that the company would begin drone deliveries in early May.
staff | Plymouth, MN | 4/26/20
AFSCME members from Local 2822 and other Hennepin County library and service center workers were out protesting for the second week in a row on Friday,...
staff | Minneapolis, MN | 4/24/20
On April 17, more than 60 cars, filled with union members and supporters, packed the parking lot outside the Ridgedale Library.
