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<div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/18/a-tale-of-two-strikes">A tale of two strikes</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4156" hreflang="en">Jeffrey Freund</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-11-18T14:17:36-05:00" title="November 18, 2024" class="datetime">November 18, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/18/a-tale-of-two-strikes"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/51973027687_20ab0a7774_k.jpg?itok=oAplJDpC" width="250" height="180" alt="Several workers unload cargo from large containers at a port." typeof="Image" 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Here are two examples. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/18/a-tale-of-two-strikes">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars">Public confidence in unions soars</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4549" hreflang="en">Data and Technology</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4409" hreflang="en">Andrew Hasty</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-11-19T09:37:09-05:00" title="November 19, 2024" class="datetime">November 19, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/54074540201_7434dbe62a_k.jpg?itok=mtmCHX1B" width="250" height="180" alt="Acting Secretary Su sits around a table with a group of workers wearing purple and local leaders. The back of one worker’s shirt says, “This union, our union.” A banner behind her reads, “Say yes to Home care!” and “Michigan Home Care Workers United.”" typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars"> A recent Gallup poll shows that support for unions has reached 70%, with disapproval at a 57-year low. Here’s why – and how we help ensure transparency and integrity in </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/public-confidence-in-unions-soars">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises">Key partnerships strengthened school district amid crises</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/author/office-public-affairs" hreflang="en">Office of Public Affairs</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-11-19T11:17:48-05:00" title="November 19, 2024" class="datetime">November 19, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/CALMI-team.png?itok=2LRnEDX6" width="250" height="180" alt="Several people engage in discussion around a table." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises"> When a California school district faced multiple emergencies over several years, their strong labor-management relationship played a key role in weathering the storms. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/11/19/key-partnerships-strengthened-school-district-amid-crises">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them">New data shows workers want unions – and we support them </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4549" hreflang="en">Data and Technology</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4561" hreflang="en">Employment Trends</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-10-25T12:23:53-04:00" title="October 25, 2024" class="datetime">October 25, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/54008811365_efc2c1d67c_k.jpg?itok=YHHjQzAS" width="250" height="180" alt="Several workers sit and talk with Acting Secretary Su at The Venetian Resort. One worker’s red shirt, seen from the back, has the words “Culinary Union #226. Unite Here! Bartenders Union #165.” " typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them"> A surge in union representation petitions confirms that workers want unions – and they have the Biden-Harris administration’s full support. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/30/a-labor-management-partnership-thats-electric">A labor-management partnership that’s electric!</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4410" hreflang="en">Darnice Marsh</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-10-30T10:59:37-04:00" title="October 30, 2024" class="datetime">October 30, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/30/a-labor-management-partnership-thats-electric"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/Fort%20Loudoun%20dam%20TVA.jpg?itok=-1SaOqri" width="250" height="180" alt="A view of a large dam with construction equipment on top, including a crane." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/30/a-labor-management-partnership-thats-electric"> The Tennessee Valley Trades Labor Council is made up of employers, unions and workers whose collaboration is electric! </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/30/a-labor-management-partnership-thats-electric">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/18/labor-management-cooperation-in-germany">Labor-management cooperation in Germany</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/category/international-labor" hreflang="en">International Labor</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/7113" hreflang="en">J. Matthew McCracken</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-09-18T10:00:10-04:00" title="September 18, 2024" class="datetime">September 18, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/18/labor-management-cooperation-in-germany"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/shutterstock_2251590851.jpg?itok=4pGAwEIJ" width="250" height="180" alt="Several people in plain clothes walk through an auto factory. A sign in Germany reads “Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant, welcome to the employee party.”" typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/18/labor-management-cooperation-in-germany"> We’re spotlighting at the role of labor unions around the world. Here’s a closer look at Germany. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/18/labor-management-cooperation-in-germany">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/05/empowering-workers-with-ai-a-union-partner-approach">Empowering workers with AI: A union-partner approach </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4549" hreflang="en">Data and Technology</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/3968" hreflang="en">Technology</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4475" hreflang="en">Mangala Kuppa</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/7109" hreflang="en">Mary Beech</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-09-05T12:36:00-04:00" title="September 5, 2024" class="datetime">September 5, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/05/empowering-workers-with-ai-a-union-partner-approach"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/AI-partnerships_800.png?itok=EwLqCKBx" width="250" height="180" alt="A person in a business suit taps on a floating icon of a checkmark. Other icons hovering in the air depict gears, documents, people collaborating and other work-related imagery." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/05/empowering-workers-with-ai-a-union-partner-approach"> When it comes to AI, we’re making sure everyone has a seat at the table and a voice in how it’s used – including unions. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/09/05/empowering-workers-with-ai-a-union-partner-approach">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/08/20/the-hope-for-a-promising-future-labor-management-collaboration">The hope for a promising future: labor-management collaboration</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4410" hreflang="en">Darnice Marsh</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-08-20T11:03:04-04:00" title="August 20, 2024" class="datetime">August 20, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/08/20/the-hope-for-a-promising-future-labor-management-collaboration"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/Usfie%202.jpg?itok=5VIGq-Mj" width="250" height="180" alt="A group of people gathered around tables in a large room smile for a selfie-style photo." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/08/20/the-hope-for-a-promising-future-labor-management-collaboration"> Labor-management collaboration creates a more inclusive, equitable and effective educational system that serves the needs of students, teachers and communities. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/08/20/the-hope-for-a-promising-future-labor-management-collaboration">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/08/26/labor-day-2024-union-impact-big-and-small">Labor Day 2024: Union impact big and small</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4156" hreflang="en">Jeffrey Freund</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-08-26T16:23:06-04:00" title="August 26, 2024" class="datetime">August 26, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/08/26/labor-day-2024-union-impact-big-and-small"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/Untitled-3-800.png?itok=N05x9vGc" width="250" height="180" alt="Acting Secretary Julie Su stands in the middle of a group of smiling workers. 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