Senate GOP defeats minimum wage hike
The Senate tried to raise the nation's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. But its Democratic sponsors needed 60 votes to start debate, and got six fewer than that.
Alabama says it can fire workers for telling the truth
In certain circumstances, the state of Alabama says, it can fire or discipline a state worker who tells the truth - even if the truth exposes fraud and corruption.
Mississippi Nissan workers seek State Department help in dealing with company
The UAW and IndustriALL asked the State Department to mediate the battle between the auto giant and workers at its plant who are trying to unionize.
Community and labor unite in fundraiser for VW workers
Chattanooga for Workers hosted a potluck fundraiser to help send some Volkswagen workers to Washington DC for a national speak out on the truth about working at Volkswagen.
Fight for $15 takes step forward
Two hugely significant reports just released have given credibility and energy to the fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage.
Workers win two in the courts
Two separate groups of union workers - public workers in Florida and American Airlines retirees nationwide - racked up big wins in separate courts in recent days.
Fight for 15 movement hits Springfield, Missouri
This Friday afternoon in Springfield, Missouri, a small group of fast food workers gathered in the meeting room of a public library to discuss their fight for a living wage.
Study: 57 percent of poultry workers suffer ergonomic ills
NIOSH found what UFCW called "a drastic level of injury" to workers even at the present speeds.
Okla. governor bars cities from setting minimum wage
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill prohibiting cities, counties, and their citizens the right to set a mandatory minimum wage.
UPS firing of Teamster drivers rescinded
All those struggling in New York and nationally for a better life could not help but take notice: Labor solidarity worked!
