Canada’s conservative government presses anti-union bill
The right-wing Conservative government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has launched yet another assault on working people in Canada.
Today in labor history: Black farmer-union leader murdered by sheriff’s posse
A leader of the Croppers' and Farm Workers Union in Tallapoosa County was brutally murdered July 15, 1931, by a heavily armed white mob.
NEA votes $3 member fee for school improvement
Delegates to the union's annual convention, the first week in July in Atlanta, approved the fee at the urging of President Dennis Van Roekel.
Workers strike as D.C. city council defies Walmart on wages
The actions reflect rising activism nationwide, as one-day strikes have hit not just fast food eateries and retailers, but Walmart and its oppressive unhealthy warehouses.
Unions call Walmart’s Bangladesh safety pact “weak and worthless”
The pact was negotiated behind closed doors with a D.C. think tank partially funded by Walmart, without any input from workers or unions, here or in Bangladesh.
Reid, with labor’s support, moves toward “nuclear option” in Senate
The U.S. Senate could be about to make some historic changes in the way it operates if Harry Reid, the labor movement, and its allies have their way.
Today in labor history: Labor activist Oscar Neebe is born
Oscar William Neebe, an anarchist and labor activist, was born on this day in 1850, in New York City.
Today in labor history: New York’s Triborough Bridge opens
On July 11, 1936, one of the great construction jobs in U.S. history was completed. It was opening day in New York City of the Triborough Bridge.
AFL-CIO hits Obama’s postponement of employer health care mandate
The AFL-CIO is upset by the latest health care development: a one-year postponement of another key section, the employer mandate.
AFL-CIO’s Holt-Baker, 30 others, arrested at West Virginia protest
The U.S. "is not great because of CEOs and lawyers. It's great because of working people. This is a faith-based movement, it's a civil rights movement, and it cannot fail."
