Labor Unions
Labor unions represent United States workers in many industries recognized under US labor law since the 1935 enactment of the National Labor Relations Act. Their activity today centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership, and on representing their members in disputes with management over violations of contract provisions. Larger labor unions also typically engage in lobbying activities and electioneering at the state and federal level. Most unions in the United States are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations: the AFL–CIO created in 1955, and the Change to Win Federation (current Strategic Organizing …
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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 20 November 2024 English
There is a spectre haunting the Labour Government, the spectre of poverty. Despite signalling a change of economic direction, the issues of poverty and inequality remain largely off the list …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 19 November 2024 English
The crypto community is often dismissed as naïve gamblers at best or worst, scammers. But Annaliese Milano Merfield argues that the crypto community is in fact highly financial literate, and …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 13 November 2024 English
This brief shows how civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) are rooted in strong village traditions of community support, maps their growth, and explains …
faith-based organizations, people’s organizations, and labor unions. CSOs may represent interests of their members …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 12 November 2024 English
The U.S. election result and Yahya Sinwar’s death are markers that the contemporary national movement is moribund.
agreement were placed on the PA payroll, while labor unions and other grassroots associations were coopted …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 November 2024 English
New data on the Government’s cabinet committee system shows a dramatic centralisation of authority by Keir Starmer. While “positional power” in the committee structure is only one source of ministerial …
Policy Press · 1 November 2024 English
Jason Wood, author of 'The Kindness Fix', discusses the newly announced UK Budget and the cautious hope it offers. The post The UK Budget: Cautious steps in the right direction …
World Bank Group · 31 October 2024 English
Although deaths and economic losses due to extreme heat are rising globally, heatwaves remain a "hidden hazard" whose impacts are underrecognized due to measurement and valuation challenges. Cities in India …
departments, health care providers, employers, labor unions, community associations, NGOs and media (Knowlton …
World Bank Group · 31 October 2024 English
The Journey Ahead: Supporting Successful Migration in Europe and Central Asia provides an in-depth analysis of international migration in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and the implications for policy making. …
develop consultative processes with employers, labor unions, and other stakeholders. In the United Kingdom …
World Bank Group · 31 October 2024 English
The Journey Ahead: Supporting Successful Migration in Europe and Central Asia provides an in-depth analysis of international migration in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and the implications for policy making. …
develop consultative processes with employers, labor unions, and other stakeholders. In the United Kingdom …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 31 October 2024
President Kais Saied has won a second term in office, but his country is facing a host of problems that necessitate urgent reforms, above all preventing the possibility of a …
long term. Important constituencies—especially labor unions, economic elites, and consumers—need to be convinced …
