Why the Repeal of Anti-Union Laws in Michigan Boosts Workers Nationwide
The United Steelworkers (USW) mounted tireless battles for fair trade and other lifelines that helped to keep McLouth Steel open during the 1980s, enabling Jay McMurran and thousands of other Michigan workers to raise families and build pensions amid one of the nation’s worst economic crises. Recognizing that...
How Leaders in the Department of Labor Are Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Hundreds of Boston school bus drivers stood to lose their jobs when COVID-19 closed the city’s schools in 2020. But instead of giving up on drivers, André François and other leaders of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8751 collaborated with Marty Walsh, then the mayor of Boston,...
How GOP Lawmakers Are Putting Teen Workers in Harm’s Way
Brad Greve said he and other expedition leaders repeatedly told the group of Boy Scouts to watch out for a section of stream where the water picked up speed and swept over rapids into the lake below. But two of the boys forgot the warnings and...