Union and mayor agree on contract for 121,000 NYC workers
The DC37 pact, which covers workers at 53 locals, is important as a potential pacesetter for other unions in the Big Apple.
AFT local battles Missouri anti-teacher tenure initiative
Teach Great, a coalition backed by billionaire Rex Sinquefield, is funding the ballot initiative.
New contract to give low-paid Johns Hopkins workers hefty raises
"This is an important victory for patients and workers all across Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital sets the standard for healthcare and that standard has just been raised."
Union to be put in place at VW Chattanooga plant after all
It was announced here today by the United Auto Workers union and Volkswagen employees that the UAW will begin representing workers at the plant in Chattanooga.
Britain: Biggest walkout in a generation
Workers from many walks of life will join picket lines a day after Tories threatened to impose new anti-union laws if they win the next election.
Today in labor history: Organizer Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor born
Bloor investigated child labor in glass factories and mines, and worked undercover in meat packing plants to verify for federal investigators the nightmarish working conditions
Port truck drivers walk off the job in LA and Long Beach
Port truck drivers say they were left with no choice but to walk off their jobs; the companies that employ them continually rob them of their wages and retaliate against them when they try to unionize.
Breaking the myth of "un-organizable" workers
Labor must organize the three pillars of workers: low wage workers, professional and highly skilled workers and workers internationally cross-border.
Trumka: SCOTUS rulings hurt all workers, union and non-union
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who has a law degree, issued a statement on Harris vs. Quinn, the fee-payers/free riders case.
Union-made snacks encouraged for the 4th of July
Here's a list of union-made-in-America snacks-from the salty, like Lay's Potato Chips and Cheez-Its, to the sweet, such as Cracker Jacks and Oreos.
