14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (754+ words) Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Mark Takano are backing the reintroduction of the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act in Congress. Takano introduced the House version, H.R. 10323, on 8 September 2026. The proposal would gradually lower the federal overtime threshold from 40 hours to 32 hours for…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (554+ words) A bill has been introduced in both chambers of Congress that would lower the threshold for overtime pay from 40 hours to just 32 hours. While workers and labor unions had been calling for a 40-hour workweek for decades before, its beginnings…...

18+ hour, 40+ min ago   (230+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026 6:03 AM EDT As the triple-threat of AI-fueled unemployment, rampant inflation, and further erosion of workers’ rights take their toll, US workers are throwing their support behind a long-neglected institution: labor unions. According to a new survey by polling…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (846+ words) (Editor's note: This is the fourth installment of UAW Candidate Q&A, a six-part series asking questions directly to candidates running to be president of the United Auto Workers union. The Detroit Free Press will publish responses from all candidates.)…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1619+ words) Autorickshaw and taxi drivers in Ahmedabad staged a four-day strike from September 7 to 10 over declining earnings and competition from app-based transport platforms. Twelve driver organisations said around 200,000 drivers were involved. Strikers demanded minimum fares for online bookings, controls on high…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (337+ words) Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) renewed push for a 32-hour workweek is facing pushback from officials who argue the plan would hurt the workers it aims to help. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Club for Growth President David McIntosh criticized the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (177+ words) The battle for union recognition at the nation’s biggest energy supplier is hotting up. The GMB has written to Octopus founder Greg Jackson to request ‘voluntary recognition for the purpose of collective bargaining’. Given that hundreds of Octopus employees are…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago   (615+ words) American steelworkers are finally seeing real investment pour into their mills, and some union leaders still act like it’s a problem. The U.S. Steel contract expires September 1. Negotiations are underway and a very serious offer of 18 percent in wage increases…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (40+ words) Modern Healthcare Employers, unions urge Congress to rework No Surprises Act A group including employers, unions and patient advocacy organizations is urging Congress to overhaul the No Surprises Act's arbitration process....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (607+ words) Aussie employers are on notice after a new class action seeking millions of dollars in compensation was launched against BHP over a precedent-setting public holiday ruling handed down in 2023. Under the ruling, employers are required to ask workers whether they…...