Compromise on benefits and payroll tax passes despite complaint by unions
The AFL-CIO announced just before noon on the East Coast today that it cannot support H.R. 3630, the compromise bill coming before Congres.
Citing public safety concerns, Red Cross workers strike
The strike was provoked by the agency's insistence on an "irresponsible" health care plan and a speed-up drive that compromises the safety of blood donors.
Washington governor brokered end to dispute on the docks
Gov. Chris Gregoire announced she had brokered a deal between the two parties that settled pending legal issues, unfair labor practice charges, and fines.
House GOP blasts Obama NLRB appointments
Republicans on the highly partisan House Education and the Workforce Committee blasted President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB.
Union leaders say ”right to work” will boomerang in Indiana
Indiana became the nation's 23rd "Right to Work" state. Union leaders blasted the legislation, and predicted it'll boomerang at the ballot box this fall.
Educators tell labor board: Restore our rights
Graduate assistants and teaching assistants at New York University want their union rights back.
Biden: GOP doesn’t understand middle class
Most of his speech alternated between jabs at GOP leaders, and defense of the Obama administration's actions.
GOP forces anti-labor provisions into transport bills
That rewrite, an attempt to end a fight over union recognition votes at airlines and railroads, ended up leaving workers and their unions with the short end of the stick.
Thousands join picket lines at Kaiser Permanente’s California hospitals
Thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California marched on picket lines.
