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CHICAGO (AP) -- Unions across the U.S. are reaching out to immigrants affected by President Barack Obama's recent executive action, hoping to expand their dwindling ranks by recruiting millions of workers who entered the U.S. illegally.

MILAN (AP) -- Tens of thousands of union workers marched through more than 50 Italian cities on Friday to protest government economic reforms that they say erode their rights.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule on Friday aimed at modernizing and streamlining the union election process.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hours before a planned union march against its scheduled closure, Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort posted notices Wednesday alerting customers of the impending shutdown, and compared the president of its main union to Russian dictator Joseph Stalin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers, sparked massive protests and led to Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall election and rise to national prominence.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- United Auto Workers leaders said Thursday they have reached a "consensus" with Volkswagen and expect the German automaker to recognize the union if they sign up enough workers at a new local for the company's assembly plant in Tennessee.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden promoted government financed work projects as they lunched outside the White House Friday, saying the projects could be endangered if Congress does not act by the end of the summer.

Imagine getting paid to play college sports. That’s the question being explored in Illinois as Northwestern players are attempting to unionize the football program.  A hearing commenced Tuesday before the National Labor Relations Board’s regional office in Chicago...

A federal judge has given a former New Jersey union official a six month sentence for bribery.

Exit polls show the nation's big labor unions played a major role in helping President Barack Obama win the battleground states of Ohio, Nevada and Wisconsin.