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Sisters and Brothers,

This last week the North Dakota Legislature ramped up. As usual a variety of bills are already out, some threatening, some helpful. Of course, we will throw everything we have into the fight for better laws, but we’ll need everyone’s help.

1. Janus dealt a heavy blow to labor—but public-sector unions didn’t crumble overnight.

A federal employee union sued the Trump administration Monday over the government shutdown, claiming it is illegal for agencies

Last week was a bad week for autoworkers and the future of our domestic industry. On Nov. 26, General Motors (GM) announced its decision to halt production at the Lordstown, Ohio, and Hamtramck, Mich., assembly plants, idling thousands of workers.

A series of settlements hammered out over the past few weeks between Marriott and its striking workers in Boston and seven other cities are ushering in groundbreaking benefits that could set a precedent not just for the service industry but for workers nationwide.

The United Auto Workers is formally challenging General Motors Co.'s plans to idle four U.S. plants next year.