Now that Democrats hold a political trifecta with the House, Senate, and the governor, they are trying to revive Michigan as the epicenter for union activity through repealing right-to-work and reinstating the prevailing wage.
Thousands of autoworkers in Tennessee are expected to vote on Wednesday on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union, which led major strikes against automakers in Detroit last year.
Teachers' unions and unions for state and local government employees across the country received funding, even though they were not affected by the sorts of economic shocks private businesses were.
Colorado Education Association adopted a statement saying it believes “capitalism inherently exploits children, public schools, land, labor and resources,”
Line inserted into recent budget legislation suggests tax credit in future for union dues.
The IAFF leadership said it held a membership vote on whether to endorse a candidate for 2024, which determined by a 1.2 percentage points margin that they would not publicly throw their support behind a specific candidate.
While the union did not directly attribute the incident to industry shortcomings, it did suggest that improvements to standards could avert similar collisions.
First-in-the-nation law bans public entities from paying workers to conduct union politicking.
Critics say supporting unions with taxpayer funds can have big political benefits for elected officials.
Starbucks has been engaged in an increasingly high-profile series of negotiations with employees who want to unionize.