While Labor Day marks the unofficial end to the summer for many, the national holiday was designed to celebrate the hard-won achievements of America’s labor movement. The holiday has its roots in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adia Harvey Wingfield is an author and a professor of sociology. Union membership has been on the decline for some time. The ...

WASHINGTON - In a win for organized labor, the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday approved sweeping new rules that would speed the pace of union elections, making it easier for unions to gain ...

Labor disputes in the US date back to before the Revolutionary War. The first recorded strike over working conditions took place in 1636 on Richmond Island, Maine, when fishermen protested that their ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: Employees of the Washington Post walk a picket line as they stage as 24 hour strike outside the Washington Post building December 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. The strike ...

As we say goodbye to the summer season by celebrating Labor Day, most Americans are eager to recognize the ingenuity and determination of rank-and-file workers. But not union bosses, who hijack the ...

The vote arrives six months after a historic union victory at the company. Amazon workers at a warehouse in Albany, New York, voted overwhelmingly against unionization on Tuesday. The union loss marks ...

Here's what to know about round two of the high-stakes Amazon union election. It was dubbed a watershed moment for the withering organized labor movement when the first-ever union election at an ...

The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, by the Central Labor Union. They celebrated again a year later, but this was long before it became a national holiday.