labor

In late December, West Virginia union members and supporters gathered in the small town of Elkview, about 20 minutes outside of Charleston. Dozens of…

In the Ohio Valley, the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing labor shortage have encouraged workers to join what many say is a national and…

A strike at one of the world’s largest bourbon producers is entering its fourth week.The stalemate is over a proposed contract at Heaven Hill Distillery…

Kentucky’s economy has largely weathered the coronavirus pandemic so far, though the number of people working is still far below pre-virus levels and the…

It’s a quiet, foggy morning on Highway 119 in Cumberland, Kentucky. A railroad track runs along the highway, and here, Sand Hill Bottom Road crosses the…

Members of the United Auto Workers union in Spring Hill cited the future of temporary workers at General Motors as a main reason why many of them voted…

If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too.That's the message from workers at three shuttered General Motors factories that didn't get new…

Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another week until they vote on a tentative contract with the…

Ninety-eight years ago, thousands of pro-union miners marched toward West Virginia’s Logan County, to protest abuses by coal operators in what was then a…