Hostess hits workers with ultimatum
Management at bankrupt Hostess products - maker of Twinkies, cupcakes, Wonder Bread and other baked goods - hit its unions with a "last, best" offer.
Labor mounts drive to protect Latino vote
They're joined in their drive by other progressive groups, Hispanic groups - such as La Familia Vota - and labor allies.
Today in Labor History: One of the first labor newspapers is published
On August 24, 1827, The Journeymen Mechanics' Advocate began publication in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day.
Minimum wage hike would actually add jobs
Raising the federal minimum wage from its present $7.25 hourly to $9.80 over the next two years would create 100,000 new jobs.
Catholic bishops condemn exploitation, back unions
The nation's Catholic bishops have strongly denounced worker exploitation in the U.S. economy, and reaffirmed the positive role that unions play.
Today in labor history: Air Line Stewardesses Association formed
Five flight attendants formed the Air Line Stewardesses Association, the first-ever labor union representing female flight attendants.
Today in labor history: The Great Fire of 1910
The fire burned more than three million acres, an area larger than the size of the state of Connecticut, with at least 92 killed.
Federal union protests GOP Ryan: He hustles for the 1%
AFGE elected Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox, a VA hospital worker from North Carolina, as their new president on August 15 at the union's convention in Las Vegas.
Voters say bring back call center jobs
The Communications Workers are launching a campaign in 50 legislative races nationwide around the issues of offshore call centers and bringing the jobs back to the U.S.
Today in labor history: National Apprenticeship Act of 1937
This act of Congress, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established a national advisory committee to research and draft regulations establishing minimum standards for apprenticeship programs.
