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Ohio SB 5: The Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill Explained

Today the Ohio Senate will consider Senate Bill 5, which was just approved by the state's Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee in a 7-5 vote. SB 5, as it's known, is sponsored by Sen. Shannon Jones, a first-term Republican from Ohio's 7th District. The bill takes aim at state collective bargaining laws, and opponents...

Are Labor Unions Done For?

State and municipal officials on both sides of the political spectrum are increasingly taking on public employee unions -- promising to cut pensions, freeze salaries and inhibit collective bargaining -- to address budget shortfalls. From the Atlantic Wire But the antagonism against labor unions isn't...

Opinion: Unions Adrift in a Sea of Woes

(Sept. 6) -- On Labor Day, union leaders must ask themselves if the unions' future could possibly be darker. Of course, union leaders will make their usual speeches about fighting the good fight for working families, but I predict there will be fear and uncertainty in their voices. For they know that America's unions are...

Workers Walk off Jobs in Greece; Violence Subsides

ATHENS, Greece (May 20) -- Thousands of workers walked off their jobs today, pouring onto the streets of Athens to challenge the government's resolve to push through pension reforms and austerity measures. The general strike -- the fourth since the start of the year -- was organized by Greece's two biggest labor unions as...

Background on labor unions

A trade union (British English), labour union (Canadian English) or labor union (American English) is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as higher pay, increasing the number employees an employer hires, and better working conditions.

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