Hillary Clinton pledges to push Employee Free Choice
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton supports comprehensive labor law reform, and she says she really means it.
AFL-CIO to hold regular talks on racism beginning in September
"Since the death of Trayvon Martin, the AFL-CIO has worked to open a constructive dialogue around the role of race."
AFL-CIO leaders push presidential candidates on labor’s Raising Wages Agenda
"It's a sign of the times and how important the fight is that five major presidential candidates would come here in a 24-hour period."
AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
Top union leader describes GOP presidential hopefuls as money-grubbing
"Americans deserve better than mean-spirited, self-serving politicians."
Presidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week
The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.
Striking federal contract workers demand "$15 and a union"
All are employed by huge corporations that have been awarded contracts by the federal government, and all earn poverty wages.
Today in labor history: Brewery workers unite!
On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.
Obama names emergency board in NJ Transit dispute
President Obama named the board, at the request of the unions representing the railroad's 4,000 workers, on July 16.
GOP funding bill would force the NLRB to lay off one-third of its staff
The Obama administration is blasting a GOP-authored money bill that would underfund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services Depts.
