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Pittsburgh unions prepare for life with gutted NLRB under Trump

Cas Borowitz, Starbucks union organizer, in her apartment in Pittsburgh on Feb. 7. (Right photo by Micheal Swenson/PublicSource) Union petitioning fell during Trump’s first term,...

Guide for freelancers and finance management

  by JPMorgan Chase Welcome to the world of freelancing! As a freelancer, you enjoy the freedom and flexibility to work on your terms. However, managing...

Labor Day Black History: Honoring A. Philip Randolph and Black labor unions

The first Monday of September marks the end of summer every year in the US. It’s also the day workers’ rights advocates pushed to...

Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters

Both candidates are reaching out to union leaders and rank-and-file members. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images and Andrew Harnik/Getty Images by Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell Democratic...

Immigrants could offset Pittsburgh’s worker shortages, but barriers remain

I.Z., 28, (whose full name is being withheld because he is undocumented), photographed Monday, July 15, 2024, in Beechview. I.Z. works in construction doing...

Has the 2023 WGA strike advanced Black writers in 2024?

Bianca Sams, TV Writer and WGA Committee of Black Writers Co-Chair (Courtesy Photo) by Keith L. Underwood, Los Angeles Sentinel Contributing Writer  At the time of...

Has tipping culture gone too far?

by Laura Onyeneho Houston Defender Americans are at a tipping point—with tipping, that is. There is an increased frustration with “tipflation,” the pressure to tip at places...

The business of tipping: Experts, unions, and tip workers weigh in on gratuity

 WHEN YOU TIP, you’re not simply providing workers with a treat for doing a good job — you’re paying for their ability to survive....

BREAKING NEWS: April Verrett elected 1st Black president of SEIU

(Courtesy Image) April Verrett has been elected as the first Black president of the Service Employees International Union. The announcement was made today, May 20,...

Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR

President Joe Biden joins striking United Auto Workers on the picket line on Sept. 26, 2023, alongside UAW President Shawn Fain. AP Photo/Evan Vucci by...

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