Trumka singles out fight against racism as key to raising wages
"Racism and dog whistle politics is being used to keep us all divided, and that division holds back our ability to win wage increases and improve our standard of living."
Obama uses Pullman monument dedication to push workers’ rights
"Dignity and opportunity aren't just gifts to be handed down by a generous government or by a generous employer. They are rights."
Walmart’s raise for workers “proof collective action works”
Walmart announced today it was giving its lowest-wage workers a raise to at least $9 an hour by April and $10 an hour by 2016.
Update: El Super boycott
El Super market workers, along with 100 community organizations, endorse the call to boycott El Super.
A first contract for Brooklyn Cablevision employees
"Many of us never thought we'd see this night come. Many workers had given up hope. But we stuck together through thick and thin."
The third try is the charm
Philadelphia joins two other cities, San Francisco, Calif., and Tacoma, Wash., and several states, in enacting earned paid sick leave.
GOP-run Senate panel moves against the NLRB
With the Senate Labor Committee now in the hands of Republicans, both labor committees on Capitol Hill are attacking workers' rights enforced by the NLRB.
Longshore union calls employer port shutdown “bad for U.S. economy”
The union has repeatedly emphasized it is committed to reaching a new agreement as quickly as possible, and says only a few issues remain to be negotiated.
Illinois GOP governor rolls out right-wing anti-union agenda
New Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner yanked union rights to collect dues or fees from thousands of home health caregivers in the state.
Today in African American history: Birthday of writer Alice Walker
The writer and activist Alice Walker was born on this day in 1944 in Putnam County, Georgia.
