The dynamic landscape of labor relations in the United States continues to evolve, shaped by legal battles, corporate strategies, and worker movements. From union rejections and Supreme Court rulings to high-stakes strikes and anti-union campaigns, the debate over workers’ rights and union influence remains as heated as ever. This overview dives into some of the most pivotal moments that have defined the modern labor movement, highlighting victories, setbacks, and the ongoing struggle between unions, corporations, and lawmakers.
Here are some key headlines that highlight the ongoing challenges, controversies, and shifts within the labor movement:
- Nurses Union Rejects Lifespan Contract, Issues Strike Notice
- ‘Sticking With the Union’ in the face of Janus Ruling, AFT’s Weingarten Tells Senate Dems
- Divided Supreme Court Ends Mandatory Dues
- Nissan ramps up anti-union push
- Trump’s NLRB Nominees Would Restore Common Sense to Workplace
- ‘Disloyal’ Jimmy John’s Workers Lost their Protection Relations
- Make the NLRB less great again
- Here We Go Again! DOL Proposes to Rescind the Permanently Enjoined “Persuader” Rule – and Perhaps.
- Government Unions in the Crosshairs
- Teamsters Spend Over A Week On Chicago’s Navy Pier Protesting Another Union
- NLRB rules sped up union elections by 38 percent
- Now You, Too, Can Call Your Boss a Nasty Motherf****r
- The New DNC Chair Has A Message For Union Members Who Voted Trump
- General Strike Take Three
- General Strike Take Three
- Teamsters take fight with XPO to New Jersey
- Union-Busting Republicans Lick Their Lips at Possibility of Federal Right-to-Work Law
- Union organizing campaign crashes in Boeing vote
- United Auto Workers Union Is Pushing Tesla Factory Employees to Organize
- Republican Takes Over NLRB
- Machinists union to file for new organizing vote at Boeing’s South Carolina plant
- Uber sues Seattle to block union rules for drivers
- Are unions still relevant in RTW states?
- Major labor union to slash budget in wake of Trump victory
- Texas attorney general wins injunction in ‘persuader rule’ case
- Texas SEIU files for bankruptcy in wake of lawsuit judgment
- Fight for $15 Organizers Tell SEIU: We Need $15 and a Union
- UAW Ramps Up Pressure to Organize Mississippi Plant
- Taj Mahal casino closing; Carl Icahn says he lost $100M
- As grocery workers threaten strike, here’s why they’re worried
- French official visits Mississippi to back union at Nissan
- What Saved Hostess And Twinkies: Automation And Firing 95% Of The Union Workforce
- Tied 4-4 after Antonin Scalia’s death, U.S. Supreme Court gives unions a win (Read More…)
- Jimmy John’s violated 6 workers’ union rights, court rules
- Walmart Closes LA Store Over $15 Minimum Wage
- FRIEDRICHS OPTIMISTIC AFTER ORAL ARGUMENTS
- Union organizing campaign for IBM workers suspended
- Boston Teamsters attempted to extort ‘Top Chef’ show
- Former medical marijuana industry union organizer indicted for taking bribes
- The Demise of OUR Walmart
- The Shop Steward in the Oval Office
- National Labor Relations Board Paves Way For Union Organizing At McDonald’s
- Union takes a McDonald’s challenge overseas
- N.L.R.B. Denies Request From Northwestern Football Players Seeking Union
- Which Way OUR Walmart?
- Workplace Democracy Gets Ambushed
- Republican bill targets unions’ power
- SAG-AFTRA Heats Up Campaign Against Non-Union Commercials
- Why labor hates Scott Walker
- Con-way Freight workers in Buffalo reject Teamsters
- Union postpones election at Boeing South Carolina plant
- NLRB Rolls Out Ambush Elections Regs at SEIU HQ
- NLRB issues complaint against UPMC
- Delta attendants call for union vote
- Teamsters Lose Another Organizing Vote at Con-way Freight
- Twin NLRB Rulings Are A Big Christmas Present For Labor
- Conway Workers Reject Union at Texas Terminal
- Labor Secretary boosts unions, praises new models of organizing
- Union ramps up effort to organize Boeing plant
- Warminster union worker pleads guilty to sabotaging construction sites
- Con-way Freight workers vote to organize in Laredo
- COURT: PUBLIC UNION CAN’T MAKE NONMEMBERS PAY FEES
- Virgin America flight attendants to hold union vote
- NLRB rejects Machinists’ complaints about contract vote
- VW labor chief promises continued support for UAW union in U.S.
- Los Angeles considering possibly illegal plan to prop up LAX unions
- Michigan State University Administering Program On How To Unionize Employees
- Media Matters refused SEIU’s effort to organize its staff
- Loss at Volkswagen plant upends union’s plan for U.S. South
- Vote at Tennessee VW plant this week will impact UAW’s future in the US
- Boeing Machinists Say They’ll Ask NLRB To Help Force A Vote
- Boeing says machinists union rejected ‘best and final’ 777X contract
- Union Leaders: Machinists Make Labor Proposal to Boeing
- Right to Work Foundation-won Eleventh Circuit ruling stands
- ‘Squeeze play’ on Machinists is reality elites failed to feel
- Competition to gain Boeing 777X work leads to Alabama meeting
- Boeing machinists reject labor contract proposal
- Decision Time for Boeing’s Machinists
- Machinists union leader: Boeing offers a piece of crap’
- Boeing machinist union making concessions
- BART strike could have a long-term impact on unions
- Big Labor going under Supreme Court’s microscope
- Don’t Let the Unions Call the Tun
- Fraud alleged in auto plant ‘card check’ union organizing bid
- Boeing issues 266 layoff notices
- Federal Court Halts Vote to unionize home child-care providers
- Manufacturer pays former employees to settle claims it tried to quash union activity.
As the fight over labor rights intensifies, the future of unions hangs in a delicate balance between reform, resistance, and resilience. Legal decisions, corporate pushbacks, and political shifts continue to challenge union power, while workers persist in their efforts for fair representation and better working conditions. In this ever-changing environment, one thing remains clear—labor relations will continue to play a critical role in shaping the American workplace for years to come.