labor unions

Today, we dove into an issue that's likely to take center stage over the next few weeks in Lansing: Michigan's right-to-work laws. Then, we heard about a Finnish-American legend that took root in the U.P. Plus, a conversation with chef Iliana Regan on her new memoir Fieldwork.

Democratic Michigan lawmakers say repealing the state’s “right-to-work” law is at the “forefront” of their agenda this term.

On today's show, what an impending rail strike could mean for Michigan's chemical and agricultural industries. Then, we spoke with Wayne Kramer — co-founder of the Detroit rock band MC5. Plus, we revisited a conversation about plans for a passenger rail line to connect southeast Michigan to the north side of the state.

The American Association of University Professors at EMU, the union representing around 500 faculty members at Eastern Michigan University, says for now, they’ll keep working past a midnight deadline under their current contract.

Two Greater Lansing Starbucks stores voted to unionize Thursday. It’s part of a growing wave of workers organizing at the coffee chain.

Employees five Starbucks locations received ballots by mail early last week. Stores will vote individually and votes will be counted on June 7.

Starbucks workers are organizing in cities across the U.S., including here in Michigan. Here's why these workers want a union and what this can mean for the rest of us.

Three stores in Ann Arbor and one in Lansing are now among the Starbucks stores unionizing across the country.

Trumka, the leader of the AFL-CIO and a close ally of Democratic Party officials, has died. He was 72.

Nearly 600 nurses at McLaren Macomb could walk off the job when their current contract ends at midnight on July 27.That’s after 90% of dues-paying union…