Help make an IBEW striker smile for the holidays!
The union workers of FairPoint believe in serving their customers, not kowtowing to the company's greedy Wall Street owners.
Study confirms what Minnesota low-wage workers know: life is tough
The report was done by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy and announced by Working America, an organization of some 3 million workers, including 300,000 in Minnesota.
New UAW president out to end inequality
In a Q and A with journalists from Detroit and across the country, addressing "inequality" in the workplace and community was a common thread.
NLRB reverses Bush-named board ruling, opens employer email systems to workers
Email has now become such a critical component of communications, in and out of unions.
Justices give biz 9-0 win over workers in security screenings case
For Amazon.com workers, the ruling means spending 25 minutes in line every day, unpaid, while waiting for a mandatory security check.
Need for bathroom breaks is no joke!
We've heard of employers mistreating their workers, but the following item out of Seattle is the latest entry in the "You gotta be kidding" category.
Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out
Delta Airlines' decision to fire a veteran baggage handler for speaking out in support of low-wage workers has elicited widespread criticism.
Fast food workers walk off the job in 190 cities
Fast food workers walked off the job from one end of the country to the other today, with police arresting hundreds of workers engaging in civil disobedience.
California low wage workers on the move
Some 200 workers, labor and community supporters gathered in the heart of the largely Latino Fruitvale neighborhood Dec. 4.
New crop of lawmakers the latest threat to Michigan prevailing wage
Repeal of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act would be a coup for "limited government" conservatives, and a devastating blow to the state's construction industry.
