Thousands join picket lines at Kaiser Permanente’s California hospitals
Thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California marched on picket lines.
Union membership up slightly, despite attacks
Membership in unions increased by 49,000 from 2010 to 2011, including 15.000 new members in the 16 to 24-year-old range.
Auto jobs grow despite Republican opposition
More than jobs are back: New polls in Michigan show Obama has jumped ahead of his Republican opponents here.
Union leaders praise Obama's economic themes
Union leaders view positively the emphasis President Obama put on economic themes in his State of the Union address, particularly his call for the wealthy to pay their fair share...
Jewish labor’s Appelbaum supports good-faith Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
The path to Middle East peace is through good-faith negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which U.S. President Barack Obama recognizes
2012: More battles ahead on Capitol Hill for workers
Workers, their unions and their allies are gearing up for more tough legislative fights in 2012.
Unions split on Obama Keystone pipeline turndown
Construction unions called Obama's ruling a "job killer," but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
AFL-CIO calls for urgent action to stop Indiana "right-to-work"
The AFL-CIO has issued a national appeal for help to stop passage of a so-called "right-to-work" law in Indiana. "We are at war," the AFL-CIO appeal reads.
Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
Unions to world leaders: Choose “jobs” or “social collapse”
The world's unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs - millions of jobs - or face the consequences.
