Industry & Labor

The indefinite removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live under government pressure is not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing trend of increasing interference in creative expression.

The AFL-CIO and affiliated unions representing federal workers applauded the introduction of the Protect America’s Workforce Act in the U.S. Senate today.

Producer and manager Steven Paul says the president "loves" the entertainment business. Enough to push Congress for a federal incentive? Maybe.

We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001. For so many of our sisters and brothers, the tragic events of that day were just the beginning of a long struggle that continues to this day.

The Michigan AFL-CIO hosted its 36th Legislative Convention to celebrate recent progress, organize for the fight ahead, and commit to a Workers First legislative agenda.

Unions representing half the Long Island Rail Road workforce are threatening to go on strike in 10 days unless the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agrees to their demands for raises.

The pre-Labor Day order included NASA, the National Weather Service and the agency that oversees Voice of America.

Today’s announcement from the California Film Commission of 22 television productions selected to receive California’s film and television tax incentive marks an important step forward for our industry and our state as thousands of middle-class California families see an opportunity for a stable and sustainable future here.

At the height of its power during the 1930s and 1940s, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) was one of the most important and progressive unions in the United States.

On Women’s Equality Day, Americans reflect on the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which secured women the right to vote.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), the first labor union led by African Americans to join the American Federation of Labor (AFL).

The workers, who unionized last year, are ramping up the pressure during contract negotiations that have stalled over wages and benefits.