Unions: Senate postal overhaul would axe 100,000 workers
The latest Postal Service overhaul bill, which stalled after the relevant Senate committee started work on it on Jan. 29, would axe 100,000 jobs.
Today in labor history: 13th Amendment abolishes slavery
The amendment said, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Low wage workers at Pentagon walk out
Low-wage workers at the focus of the nation's defense machine, the Pentagon, joined the lengthening list of fed-up workers who have walked off their jobs.
Many hoping for pro-worker State of the Union
President Obama is expected to call for an increase in the minimum wage to $10.00 an hour during next Tuesday's State of the Union address.
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.
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.
Today in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
More than 400,000 New Jerseyans get a raise January 1
New Jersey is one of the 13 states that saw a bump in the minimum wage starting Jan. 1.The minimum wage became $8.25, up one dollar from $7.25.
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.
