Daryl Hannah, scientist arrested in W.Va. protest
Actress Daryl Hannah, NASA scientist James Hansen and former U.S. Rep. Ken Hechler were among 31 people arrested Tuesday as they and several hundred others protested mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia.
Medical industry trying to scare up votes against Obama plan
As the president travels around the country to build support for an overhaul of the health care system, the medical industry is trying to scare up opposition to his plan with claims that Obama seeks to deny patients the lifesaving tests they need.
Chicago charter school teachers join union
Teachers at three Chicago charter schools voted overwhelmingly last week to join the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (Chicago ACTS), an affiliate of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and AFT.
Death on the job in Texas
Every 2½ days a construction worker dies on the job in Texas. On Tuesday, just days after three construction workers fell to their deaths in Austin, a group of workers gathered outside City Hall there to call for better working conditions in the industry. They brought with them 142 pairs of workers boots, symbolizing the number of workers who died in construction accidents in the state in 2007. Despite the recession, the construction industry is booming in Texas, but human rights groups point out that the state's lax enforcement of labor and safety regulations is exacting a huge price on workers.
Are you taking part in the June 25 health care rally?
Union, health care and community activists from around the nation are set to converge on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., this week to tell Congress there is no time to waste in passing health care reform legislation that provides quality health care for all.
Unions, allies to rally in Washington for health care
WASHINGTON (PAI)--There’s a mass march on Washington for health care, after all, on June 25. Unionists from around the country are set to descend that day on the nation’s Capital to demand universal, quality, affordable health care with cost controls and choice of doctors -- and to insist that Congress not pay for it by taxing workers’ health benefits.
It's still Main Street versus Wall Street
Over the past few months, we've had conversations across our union and across our country about how to improve the lives and future of working families.
New Yorkers rip Bloombergs budget
Workers protest: ‘We’re not going to take this anymore!’ NEW YORK—A militant demonstration called by the union of school support staff brought together thousands of people—workers facing layoffs and their supporters—at City Hall June 17 to protest against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s budget that could result in the layoffs of thousands of more than 2,500 school workers alone.
Sen. Dodd declares for strong public option as health care reform markup begins
Grassroots mobilization underway Call senators toll free 866-210-3678, unions urge A week before health care activists poured into the nation’s capitol demanding health care for all with a public option or single payer, Sen. Chris Dodd had taken time away from preparing for Senate Health Committee sessions to meet via web with members of Families USA, Doctors for America and unions SEIU, CWA.
Organizing and mobilizing with flair
For four days next week, the campus of the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md., will reverberate with the sounds of music, poetry and creative chants and art. From June 20-23, some 100 union and social justice activists will participate in the annual Great Labor Arts Exchange and Conference on Creative Organizing, programs that combine union mobilization and outreach with songs, skits, art, poetry, theater, posters, cartoons and film.
