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The state has jumped to the forefront in retraining workers for jobs at large-scale solar plants, and workers from other states are flocking there for guidance.

With voting beginning on the sellout tentative agreement, workers must enforce rank-and-file oversight to prevent fraud by the union bureaucracy .

Hydro Ottawa says its crews will be trimming trees in areas heavily damaged by the hailstorm that struck the city last Friday.

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way - Employes Division says BNSF is relying too much on contracted work and isn’t doing enough to grow its ranks of maintenance-of-way employees. The post Maintenance-of-way union sues BNSF over workforce shortages appeared first on FreightWaves.

Labor advocates are hailing Maine Governor Janet Mills signing of a landmark bill creating a new offshore wind energy industry in the state, with strong protections for workers. The bill was negotiated by lawmakers, advocates for Maines fishing industry and organized labor, who say it will create thousands of union jobs and apprenticeship opportunities for years to come. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 12-53 apprentice electrician Kimberly Tobias said the new industry will no...

Starting next year, low and middle-income families in California are expected to be able to apply for up to $14,000 in grants and rebates to make their home more energy-efficient. The U.S. Department of Energy has just released guidelines that allow California to receive $582-million dollars from President Bidens Inflation Reduction Act. ...

Playhouse will be donated to a local family – On Tuesday, July 25, Atascadero Mayor Pro Tem Susan Funk and volunteers from the Funk for […]

A proposed proposition to exempt any alcohol tax revenue above $2 million from the Fairbanks city tax cap will not appear on this year’s municipal election ballot after it failed

Scripps News explores the factors behind the "hot labor summer" with strikes at Starbucks, major airlines, automakers, hotels, and more.

Community Power Coalition New Hampshire has hired its first chief executive officer.