Unionized health care workers in northwest Indiana demanded better pay and pushed lawmakers to mandate a $15 an hour minimum wage as they rallied outside their union hall in Merrillville.

Three central Indiana teachers unions are suing the state over a new law they say violates teachers’ constitutional rights to free speech. Senate Enrolled Act 251 requires teachers to opt in every school year via a consent form and then again by email to have union dues automatically deducted.

School employees in Kokomo are fighting to organize a union after the school corporation voted not to recognize it earlier this year.

A former northwest Indiana union official was recently sentenced to more than four years in prison for extortion after an assault on non-union workers. It started when members of a local union found out work was being done without union workers in their area.

The legislation mandates that school districts have to get permission from teachers each year before deducting union dues from their paycheck.

Senate Bill 251 would have teachers opt in to union membership every year while being informed of their right to not join the Indiana State Teachers Association. School districts would have to confirm their decision by email.

In 2000, almost 1 in 5 employed Hoosiers were members of a labor union. But new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates fewer than 1 in 10 workers were union members in 2020.

Central Indiana labor leaders and elected officials say they're working on a number of issues, including the state's gender pay gap and support for the federal HEROES Act.

The subject of police reform is top of mind nationally. One piece of the puzzle that is garnering attention is the power of police unions.

Almost 100 workers in Indiana drove laps around the Statehouse as part of a national Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice. Its sponsored by labor unions across the state and led by the AFL-CIO.