Obama budget keeps “Cadillac tax” on union health plans
The Cadillac tax took center stage for union leaders. All - and their members - want it completely repealed. Obama opposes that.
UAW Prez: Yet another reason to reject the TPP
"Why can't the United States government guarantee the same thing - labor rights - that we have in Canada?"
Federal employees’ union demands a real raise
"We may or may not get the 5.3, but we are putting on the record that we need it," said AFGE President J. David Cox.
Arkansas poultry workers see wages plucked
Tyson Foods delivered the news to shareholders that its income soared by 49 percent; but the poultry workers who made all this money for the chicken titan face serious struggles.
Communications Workers take on Wall Street
"Why take on Wall Street? Because when we go to the bargaining table," the opposing company "has a partner: Wall Street."
Trump offers workers scapegoats, not wages
Like a preacher of prejudice, Trump validates cursing the nation's marginalized and accusing them of emptying workers' bank accounts.
West Virginia Senate approves “right to work” bill
Brushing aside worker protests that brought several thousand people, the GOP-run West Virginia Senate approved a so-called "right to work" law.
Teamsters and others fight pension battle over multi-employer fund
Teamsters are one of the unions under the knife now, but 200 multi-employer pension funds covering 1.5 million American workers could be in jeopardy for a number of reasons.
Cruz out to save souls, not to create jobs
In Des Moines, Iowa, it was much more like a fundamentalist Christian revival meeting than a political rally.
