Janus and Beyond Conference Urges Increased Member Engagement in Face of Attacks on Unions

Today, the Worker Institute at Cornell and the Murphy Institute convened a conference entitled “Janus and Beyond: The Future of Public Sector Unions” to address attacks on labor, and how we keep members engaged.  

Janus and Beyond Conference Urges Increased Member Engagement in Face of Attacks on Unions

Vox Union Votes to Join the Writers Guild of America, East

The Writers Guild of America, East today announced that staff at Vox Media overwhelmingly voted to unionize. Members of the new “Vox  Union” include writers, editors and social media professionals, as well video producers and others.

Vox Union Votes to Join the Writers Guild of America, East

Writers Guild of America, East Announces Transition for DNAist Union Workers

This week, the Writers Guild of America, East announced the DNA Info./Gothamist (DNAist) bargaining unit negotiated a substantial transition agreement for workers who were abruptly fired two weeks ago when outlet owner Joe Ricketts shut them down.

Terms of the agreement include:

Writers Guild of America, East Announces Transition for DNAist Union Workers

Count Me In: Building Trades Unions Rally For Solidarity Against Open Shop

This week, thousands of members of New York City Building Trades unions gathered on 10th Avenue at 34th Street for a solidarity rally against open shop policies on construction sites.

Count Me In: Building Trades Unions Rally For Solidarity Against Open Shop

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, a new report from the Working for America Institute and Jobs With Justice Education Fund profiles a Washington state apprenticeship program as a suc

Washington State’s Innovative Aerospace Apprenticeship Program Touted