The House has approved a bill to slash the time it takes for newly unionized workers to get a first contract. The measure ...

There’s a political fight going on inside the White House over who should be the next labor secretary. The outcome should ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a new tool to help union members and the public track how $11 billion in union dues are spent, including political activities.

WASHINGTON -- Former leader of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Ed Smith, has passed away. Smith passed among family on Wednesday night. Smith was born here in Southern Illinois in ...

Andrew Cuomo has picked up another key hard hat endorsement Tuesday in the race for New York City mayor, winning the backing of the Laborers’ International Union. The New York affiliate of the ...

Chris Smalls spoke with The Seattle Times ahead of a visit to Third Place Books Lake Forest Park to discuss his book, "When ...

They’re called “Construction Craft Laborers,” but perhaps you know them through the work they do — residential, commercial and public project construction jobs. In Southern Illinois, these laborers ...

3,200 Boeing workers who build fighter jets are on strike, their union says Some 3,200 Boeing workers who build fighter jets in St. Louis, another Missouri site and one in Illinois are on strike, ...