Institute for the American Worker

06/13/2026

Sonderling understands that you can’t be pro-worker if you’re not pro-American business. Policies like tax cuts, deregulation, an America First drilling policy, and many others help workers and businesses.

Sonderling tells me that his mission will be to “help Donald Trump deliver higher wages, more jobs, and lower taxes taken out of worker paychecks.” Mr. President, there is no better choice.
Op-ed Stephen Moore Washington Examiner

There’s a political fight going on inside the White House over who should be the next labor secretary. The outcome should matter a lot to conservatives, business leaders, and people who care about the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Democrats created the Labor Department decades ago to increa...

06/12/2026

Op-ed: But a ruling from the highest court in the land wouldn’t be the end of the story. Without the NLRB, much of the private sector would effectively have no enforceable labor law. So Congress would need to write better labor laws – ones that uphold the Constitution while better protecting workers’ rights. Lawmakers should start preparing for this momentous challenge. In particular, they should be thinking about how to guarantee workers’ right to a secret ballot election, improve worker privacy protections during unionization campaigns, and let all workers negotiate their own contract with employers.
F. Vincent Vernuccio & Alexander T. McDonald RealClearPolitics

They say everything’s bigger in Texas. The latest proof is a federal court case that could lead to the biggest shakeup of American labor law in three...

06/12/2026

Industry leaders have long sounded "alarm bells" over the Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance—informally dubbed the "Olympic Wage"—which was heavily championed by the powerful hospitality union UNITE HERE Local 11 and enacted under Democratic Mayor Karen Bass.

LA hotels hit by largest job losses in a decade as 'Olympic wage' mandates bite, data shows

Los Angeles hotel industry job losses hit their worst rate in a decade outside of COVID, the Employment Policies Institute reports, as the city's minimum wage mandate took effect.

06/12/2026

Once CWA union officials’ attempt to block election failed, union once again conceded defeat rather than contest decertification election

Right To Work

Casper, WY – Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Casper have successfully regained their independence from CWA union bosses.

06/12/2026

Unionized workers at a Michigan plant producing a key component for General Motors trucks have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract following a 10-day strike.
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Workers at the former American Axle walked off the job June 1.

06/12/2026

The contract will expire on April 30, 2028, aligning with over 100 other stadium, hotel, and airport concessions contracts that expire before the Olympics.

Community groups in other World Cup host cities such as Atlanta and Miami also have called for a halt on U.S. immigration enforcement during the matches, fearing arrests near stadiums and watch parties could dampen the festivities.

SoFi Stadium workers' union reaches deal to avoid strike during World Cup

06/11/2026

"Supporters of this bill assure businesses and workers that it is about worker empowerment and efficiency," Rep Tim Walberg said. "I may be misremembering the definition of empowerment, but I can guarantee it does not mean taking away a worker's right to vote on his or her own contract and giving that power to a Washington bureaucrat with no stake in the outcome." Reason Magazine

Faster Labor Contracts Act

The Faster Labor Contracts Act promises quicker union agreements, but it would let federal arbitrators impose contracts workers never approved.

06/11/2026

Smith was convicted of a DUI in 2014 and illegally drove union-owned vehicles for ten years without a valid license. After the IIO began investigating, Smith obtained a conditional license that required him to install an interlock device with a breathalyzer. But Smith installed the device on his late father's car instead of on the Ford Expedition he drove for union business.

Teamsters For A Democratic Union

06/11/2026

New Op-ed from John Tillman:
Specifically, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would empower a federal agency that Trump has called to eliminate. It could then impose a collective bargaining agreement on workers if the union and employer don’t reach an agreement within three months. But the workers wouldn’t even get a vote, fundamentally gutting workplace democracy. As Trump’s administration said in 2020, “Involuntary contracts that do not work for employees or their employers could force layoffs or even bankruptcies — ultimately, harming workers.” This bill is one of the Democrats’ top priorities. It should never be a priority for any Republican.

Several of these Republicans pulled a similar stunt in January, when they killed House leadership’s plan to vote on the Save Local Business Act. The bill would have prevented a heavy-handed mandate from the Obama and Biden years that put many franchises, subcontractors, and small businesses at risk of layoffs or even closure. Yet LaLota said that he and his colleagues would only support a watered-down version. Trump has proposed a regulation that’s similar in intent to the legislation that was killed, yet by refusing to support the bill, these Republicans are all but ensuring that a future Democrat president will overturn this necessary reform.

Why are several Republican congressmen repeatedly bucking President Donald Trump? This question has gone unanswered for nearly a year. Seven Republican congressman have repeatedly stood in the way of the president’s priorities, while also bucking House leadership. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), M...

06/11/2026

Shuler said the labor movement would turn out an additional 2 million voters to the polls this November along with 50,000 "trained election protectors."

MINNEAPOLIS — Moments after being reelected by representatives for dozens of unions Sunday, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler made an ambitious pledge to unionize at least 2 million workers over the next 5...