With union membership on the decline, labor leaders are getting more creative — and some say more desperate — to boost sagging numbers and rebuild their waning clout.

Tagged with: AFL-CIO NLRB Richard Trumka SEIU unions

The National Labor Relations Board investigates charges brought against employers or union chapters accused of violating the National Labor Relations Act. The board has not yet issued decisions on these charges.

Tagged with: AFL-CIO NLRB SEIU

Labor leaders said Tuesday that President Barack Obama remains committed to preserving tax cuts for middle class families and ensuring the wealthy pay more in taxes, outlining plans for a public campaign to pressure Republican lawmakers.

Tagged with: AFL-CIO fiscal cliff Obama Richard Trumka SEIU tax cuts unions

After two years of getting pummeled in Wisconsin, Indiana and other battleground states, leaders of the nation's big labor unions were beaming on election night.

Tagged with: AFL-CIO Obama Richard Trumka SEIU unions

Unions are shifting more of their political resources to state and local races this year as they try to head off passage of laws that could undermine bargaining, make it harder to organize or reduce their political muscle.

Tagged with: AFL-CIO AFSCME Obama SEIU unions

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved Wangard Partners Inc., Milwaukee, as a partner in a development group seeking to break ground in September on a mixed-use project on Park East land.

Tagged with: Board of Supervisors Park East Patricia Jursik SEIU Service Employees International Union Wangard Partners

A county committee’s decision to let Wangard Partners Inc. team up on a Park East project left county and construction union representatives predicting a quicker development pace on the Milwaukee property.

Tagged with: Board of Supervisors Economic and Community Development Committee Joe Sanfelippo John Weishan Park East SEIU Service Employees International Union Wangard Partners Willie Johnson

Tagged with: cartoon International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Joe Sanfelippo Lyle Balistreri Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council Park East SEIU Service Employees International Union unions Wangard Partners

One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year while working to help re-elect President Barack Obama.

Tagged with: SEIU Service Employees International Union unions

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions must give nonmembers an immediate chance to object to unexpected fee increases or special assessments that all workers are required to pay in closed-shop situations.

Tagged with: SEIU Service Employees International Union unions