Companies continue attack on national labor board
Unions, led by the Teamsters, the Laborers, the United Food and Commercial Workers, and the AFL-CIO, strongly backed the National Labor Relations Board's recent proposal to change union recognition election procedures.
New Haven candidates' fight for jobs is "what we need"
Years of struggle for good jobs at the site of the former Winchester sporting arms factory, now Science Park at Yale, came together this week when Delphine Clyburn, candidate for Board of Aldermen in Ward 20, led a community delegation to the main building 25 Science Park and demanded 200 jobs.
Labor to campaign for Obama in 2012
Organized labor will not allow a Republican to win the presidency, Michael Podherzer, the AFL-CIO's political director said.
Unions warn about deceptive California ballot measure
Wealthy conservatives are behind a ballot initiative that would restrict unions' involvement in political campaigns.
AFL-CIO creates SuperPAC in political revamp
The labor movement is seeking to expand its influence in the political arena beyond its own membership.
