Ruling by Labor Board is most damning ever against Walmart
The NLRB asserts illegal activities in 14 states at 34 stores and shows that company executives conceived of an unlawful retaliation policy for store managers to execute.
Harkin predicts Senate vote on minimum wage hike after recess
The Senate will vote on raising the minimum wage, in three steps of 95 cents each to $10.10 hourly in 2016.
Unions gear up for new fast track fight
Unions are gearing up for yet another fight over so-called "fast track," also known as trade promotion authority.
Today in labor history: Martin Luther King, Jr. born
In a 1965 speech, King stated, "The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress."
Today in labor history: Tompkins Square Riot
The NYC police, on Jan. 13, 1874, overran a demonstration by thousands of unemployed in Tompkins Square Park in the neighborhood now called the East Village.
Labor and allies turn up heat on GOP over jobless benefits
Organized labor and its allies have turned to public pressure to push resurrection of the benefits through a hostile GOP majority in the U.S. House.
Campaign intensifies to free Iranian trade unionists
CODIR says it regards the current period as an important opportunity to put effective pressure on the government of President Hassan Rouhani.
St. Louis unions giving to charities big time
When Americans think of labor unions, they think of union members campaigning for causes. But unions are a lot more, and their charity efforts in the St. Louis area show it.
City ordinance: All Portland workers get sick leave
On Jan. 1, more than a quarter of a million Portland workers gained a human right - the right to stay home when they're sick.
Workers' rights under fire in Supreme Court
The justices will hear arguments in the dispute over the power of the NLRB and tackle a case involving yet another challenge to worker representation.
