2012: More battles ahead on Capitol Hill for workers
Workers, their unions and their allies are gearing up for more tough legislative fights in 2012.
Unions split on Obama Keystone pipeline turndown
Construction unions called Obama's ruling a "job killer," but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
AFL-CIO calls for urgent action to stop Indiana "right-to-work"
The AFL-CIO has issued a national appeal for help to stop passage of a so-called "right-to-work" law in Indiana. "We are at war," the AFL-CIO appeal reads. "The assault on workers in Indiana continues."
Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
Unions to world leaders: Choose “jobs” or “social collapse”
The world's unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs - millions of jobs - or face the consequences.
Flight attendants reach tentative pact with United
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA reached a tentative contract for the original 15,000 flight attendants at Chicago-based United.
California car washers win $1 million in back pay
The first-ever group of unionized carwash workers won a $1 million back pay settlement.
Nationwide protests demand: End Cooper Tire lockout, with video
"Corporate greed at Cooper Tire is flat out wrong!" That was the message brought by pickets protesting the lockout of 1051 workers by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. at its plant in Findlay, Ohio.
Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
Workers file for union recognition at Aer Lingus
AFA-CWA filed on Jan. 6 with the National Mediation Board for a recognition election among the 53 U.S.-based flight attendants of Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline.
