Thomas Donahue, Influential Leader of Organized Labor, Dies at 94
A one-time doorman and bus driver, he became an assistant secretary of labor but fell short of his goal of being elected head of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
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Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters
A nationwide injunction restrains the company from dismissing labor organizers and could help reinstate ousted workers more quickly.
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Norfolk Southern’s Profits and Accident Rates Rose Before Ohio Derailment
Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one in Ohio.
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Biden Labor Secretary to Depart to Run N.H.L. Players Union
Martin J. Walsh, a former mayor of Boston, was regarded as an unusually visible labor secretary.