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A President on a Picket Line
On Tuesday, Joe Biden became the first sitting American president to walk a picket line. Specifically, he joined strikers and…
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Why Unions Are Good for America
As the United Automobile Workers strike continues, we’re likely to hear grumbling about labor unions. “They killed the auto industry…
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Labor Groups Target Hyundai — and Biden — Over Transition to Electric
A coalition of unions and civic groups is pushing one of the world’s largest automakers to protect and train workers…
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As Obscure as an Extra, She Has a Lead Role in Hollywood’s Labor Fight
Carol Lombardini, the studio voice in union talks, values a low profile. That hasn’t kept striking writers and actors from…
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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Pitch In to Recruit
Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping…
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Actors’ Strike Won’t Halt 39 Independent Projects, Union Says
SAG-AFTRA confirmed the productions had no ties to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents big studios.…
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Once ‘The Nanny,’ Now Center Stage as the Actors’ Union Leader
Fran Drescher, who became a household name for her role on a 1990s sitcom, is now president of the union…
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Biden Again Has Union Support. But the Unions Look Different This Time.
President Biden partly built his political identity around organized labor, which was crucial to his 2020 victory. But changes in…
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How America’s Playwrights Saved the Tony Awards
The screenwriters’ strike threatened next month’s broadcast, a key marketing moment for the fragile theater industry. That’s when leading dramatists…
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United Auto Workers Hold Off on Backing Biden, for Now
A memo by the union’s president underscores how some of President Biden’s moves to fight climate change could weaken some…