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Mott’s strike takes national stage
Sep02
As of August 30, the 300 workers at the Mott's plant in Williamson, N.Y., have been on strike for 100 days.
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Trumka: The elections will define who we are as a nation
Sep01
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told national media the elections come down to a stark choice: leaders who stand with workers, versus right-wingers pushing a corporate agenda.
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Disabled workers suffer more, Labor Department says
Aug31
Workers with disabilities face higher unemployment, earn less income, and are more likely to be forced to work part-time, says the first-ever report on the subject by the U.S. government.
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Five years after Katrina, it’s “win or die”
Aug31
The human-made disaster that preceded the storm and got worse afterward continues.
Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest
MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.
N.Y. transit union pickets UPS, backs Turkish workers
New York City union members converged outside United Parcel Service's midtown Manhattan office Sept. 1 for an informational picket line on labor rights issues in Turkey.
Business campaigns against EFCA in fall contests
As Labor Day approaches, business groups are throwing big money into ad campaigns to undermine pro-labor candidates.
Unions shape Missouri Senate race: GOP/Wall Street vs. everybody else
ST. LOUIS - "The right wing wants to keep America from succeeding; they want to keep the president from succeeding; they want to keep us from succeeding."
Get up, stand up, fight against the right
When I was young, I thought bullying was strictly an adolescent phenomenon. Was I wrong!
New York elections not just about Cuomo
Figuring out who to vote for in New York State this year is trickier than usual for those who want to advance labor rights, equality and democracy.
