Community support grows for striking Red Cross workers
They cheered Bill Dudley, speaking for 150 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75 forced to strike Toledo Red Cross in late March.
Teamsters proposal to restructure bankrupt Hostess
The Teamsters' proposal demands executives, as well as all stakeholders, share equally in financial sacrifices for Hostess to emerge from bankruptcy "instead of paying lip-service to the concept."
Unions: Colombia trade deal stinks
The AFL-CIO described it as "deeply disappointing and troubling."
GOP attack on Michigan school workers never stops
Public school employees charged that Michigan State Senate Bill 1040 would severely slash retiree health and pension benefits.
Jobs pipeline offers hope
Youth, the unemployed, elected officials, educators, union leaders, and the business community were all represented at a public hearing.
Appalling conditions exposed at farmworker camps
It's hard to make ends meet for many trailer residents.
How JFK forced steel price roll back
It was a corporate double-cross 50 years ago that produced one of President John F. Kennedy's most famous lines.
New labor SuperPAC jumps into the political field
The labor movement says it formed the SuperPAC because it will allow unions to bring their program to non-union members.
99% Spring blooming nationwide
Activists nationwide are ensuring that the 99% Spring is in full bloom.
Rough going for anti-union drives
The right-wing anti-labor agenda continues, as bills in state capitols countrywide - designed to attack workers rights - still threaten middle and working class families.
