Collective bargaining—negotiating over contracts—is a powerful tool that unions use to extract things from employers. In the public sector it’s more complicated. If the union has donated money to the campaign of the person who they’re negotiating with, that person might feel like they have to give the union more

When a person has problems with their workplace union, they’re often told, ‘well then, change it from within!’—or change the union by helping bring new leadership to power. But some union elected officials have, with little oversight, worked to make it very difficult for rank-and-file members to make a leadership

Michael Mulgrew will continue to run United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in New York City, after beating back an effort to oust him by a challenger running on a progressive reformist platform. Mulgrew secured his fifth term as president on Wednesday after winning two-thirds of the vote, according to a

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to allow House staff members to unionize. The resolution does not need a Senate vote to go into effect. The Congressional Workers Union, which has been pushing for unionization, said in a statement, “Tonight’s vote is a historic moment for thousands of congressional workers

From Amazon to Starbucks, employees in many corporations and industries are unionizing, some in hopes of obtaining better pay, benefits, and working conditions, and others in an effort to push their employer to engage in social activism. But are unions the best way to achieve any of these goals? Many employees

Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) continues its mission to serve public employees through a new database of all state and municipal collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) in Pennsylvania. The database provides Pennsylvania public employees with copies of the CBAs that define the terms and conditions of their employment, giving them a