Media unions “heartsick” over journalists murdered doing their job
"Work-related shootings are not uncommon; we in the media sector are gravely concerned about this issue and committed to helping build safe workplaces."
Court upholds federal minimum wage, overtime pay for home health care workers
The workers hailed the judges' decision, saying it would bring them out of the low-paying shadows many now toil in.
ATU: “A Common-Sense Bus Safety Proposal”
Putting intercity bus drivers under federal overtime pay laws would raise their pay, lower their fatigue, and cut fatal bus crashes and deaths.
Rail workers score big safety win in California
Rail unions have been pushing for two-person crews while rail carriers have been pushing for just one, an engineer.
Nevada unions to Trump: pay your hotel’s workers fair wages
As far as Nevada's unions are concerned, Donald Trump should put his money where his mouth is.
Thousands protest Koch Brothers convention in Ohio
"Too many people have fought too hard, for too long, under tough conditions, for us to allow a handful of greedy billionaires to steal our democracy."
Today in labor history: United Farm Workers launch the lettuce boycott
Forty-five years ago on this date, UFW Organizing Committee leader César Chávez called for a consumer boycott of lettuce.
Black union leaders speak out on labor movement’s future
A new 35-page white paper, "A Future for Workers: A Contribution From Black Labor," was released by the Black Labor Collaborative.
Top AFL-CIO officials: “U.S. labor law must catch up”
Modernized global economy requires a rewrite of the National Labor Relations Act and U.S. agreement and obedience to international labor law standards.
Today in labor history: first edition of IWW Little Red Songbook
The book is a compilation of tunes, hymns, and songs to help build morale, promote solidarity, and lift the bleak spirits of the working class.
