Workers Memorial Day to highlight jobs that kill
Eddie Mallon is 70 years old. As a Laborers Local 147 member in New York, he worked as a sandhog for 44 years. He doesn't now, because that job - eventually - will kill him.
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.
Players and Northwestern to battle at NLRB after Apr. 25 vote
College football players who want to unionize and their foe, Northwestern University, filed their written arguments with the NLRB on Apr. 16.
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.
Autoworkers drop appeal of election loss at Chattanooga VW plant
Union President Bob King says, they will concentrate on a probe by congressional Democrats of political interference that led to the Valentine's Day defeat.
UPS firing of Teamster drivers rescinded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!
NYC AFSCME wins reinstatement for disabled workers Bloomberg fired
Eleven disabled workers, whom former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid off (fired) will get their jobs back, thanks to their AFSCME local.
Thousands turn out for Labor Notes conference
Over 2,000 trade union activists and friends attended the conference, which was geared toward helping unionists find ways to build coalitions and win struggles in today's difficult political climate.
Executive Paywatch highlights gap between rich CEOs and their workers
"Tax day is a day when we all pitch in, right? Yet for a small number of wealthy people, it represents making money from the sacrifice of others - a ridiculous amount of money."
Baltimore hospital workers strike for low-paid workers
The union's wage proposal would add 0.32 percent to Hopkins' $754 million payroll costs; in 2013, Hopkins reported a surplus of $145 million.
