Dave Jamieson

In poll after poll, U.S. voters list the economy as their top concern heading into this year’s presidential election. Yet there’s a major economic issue looming that has gained almost no attention throughout the 2024 campaign: whether millions more U.S. […]

Former longtime Teamsters President Jim Hoffa blasted his successor on Thursday for the union’s controversial decision not to endorse Kamala Harris for president. Hoffa accused the union’s current leader, Sean O’Brien, of a “failure of leadership,” saying the Teamsters’ non-endorsement

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is not endorsing anyone for president. The union’s executive board said Wednesday that it found “no definitive support among members for either party’s nominee,” so it decided not to back either the Democratic nominee, Vice

A federal judge in Texas just handed a court victory to an employer who’s arguing that a key labor rights agency is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas granted a temporary injunction Monday preventing

A growing number of liberal states have passed paid sick leave laws in recent years, assuring workers get paid time off to care for themselves or their loved ones when they’re ill. Now some conservative states might be getting in

At his first post-debate rally on Thursday, Donald Trump said he would end taxes on overtime work if he were elected president again. “We will end all taxes for overtime,” Trump declared in Tucson, Arizona. “That gives people more of

Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign posted a page full of policy positions on Monday, and it was no surprise that the vice president supports raising the federal minimum wage. But how high does she think it should go? The campaign website

Thousands of hotel workers around the country walked off the job Sunday amid labor disputes with several major hotel chains. The union Unite Here said the strikes hit 25 hotels in eight cities: Boston; Greenwich, Connecticut; Honolulu and Kauai, Hawaii;

A strong majority of Americans continue to view labor unions in a positive light, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday. Seventy percent of respondents said they hold a favorable view of unions, up slightly from 67% in 2023.

Joe Biden likes to think of himself as the “most pro-union president” in U.S. history. As his time in the White House winds down and his legacy begins to take shape, there’s no doubt that he has a strong case