Retirees celebrate health care reform, prepare for mid-term elections
The 4-million-member Alliance for Retired Americans celebrated the health care reform law at its recent convention, and prepared for the upcoming mid-term elections.
Union-buster Massey Energy cited 2118 times for safety violations
Standing near the portal of the Massey Energy mine where at least 25 miners have died in a deadly explosion, Joe Main, assistant labor secretary for Mine Safety and Health, vowed to "turn over every rock" to get to the bottom of the cause of the April 5 tragedy.
Grad student union reaches agreement with UIC
Graduate students at the University of Illinois win a contract agreement they have been fighting for since August 2009.
Arkansas primary becomes test for labor
The labor movement has become a force to be reckoned with in the Arkansas Democratic Senate primary.
Deadly explosions kill 31 energy workers in one week
ANACORTES, Wash.---Families and co-workers of six oil workers killed in a refinery explosion here April 2 were mourning their dead when three days later another explosion, this one in a West Virginia coal mine killed 25 miners, a deadly toll of 31 energy workers in less than a week.
Texting 32BJ contract talks could read “We r on strk”
NEW YORK-From the dawn of capitalism, working people have had to battle constantly for better wages, working conditions and quality of life. Now workers have gained a new tool against their bosses: texting.
San Francisco hotel workers hold two-day ‘siege’
SAN FRANCISCO - The giant hotel corporations that dominate this city's top hotels may think they can hide behind the current economic crisis to force workers to accept a contract full of takeaways.
