Labor leaders to focus on 2012 election
As might be expected in a presidential election year, politics will take center stage when the AFL-CIO Executive Council meets.
Top union-hating contractor backs Romney
Romney's opposition to project labor agreements won him a standing ovation from the anti-worker, anti-union group.
Autoworkers say: Let Romney go bankrupt
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to town Friday, but autoworkers were in no mood to give him a free pass.
AFL-CIO: Republicans voted almost 100% wrong on labor issues
The party cleavage was stark in the GOP-run House last year on key votes. Unions use the AFL-CIO figures as part of their evaluations when deciding, locally, whether to support or oppose an incumbent lawmaker.
Missouri Republicans press slew of anti-immigrant bills
The Missouri Legislature is debating anti-immigrant bills targeting students, non-English-speaking drivers and the federal government.
“Right to Work” for less passes, Indiana’s workers refuse to give up
Many working people gathered in Indianapolis over the past few weeks to stand up against this legislation.
