Clinton, Sanders meet top union leaders
The two leading Democratic presidential contenders met behind closed doors with top union leaders to talk positions and strategy.
Time to raise Social Security benefits: highlights of Retired Americans Conference
The 2015 Alliance for Retired Americans Legislative Conference took place July 7 thru 10.
Abolition of two-tier wage system tops UAW bargaining with GM
"A society built on low-wage jobs does not deliver purchasing power."
On July 30, events across U.S. as Medicare turns 50
RNs will join actions in over 25 U.S. cities to honor Medicare and Medicaid's 50th anniversary.
Judge to hear case against USPS deal with Staples
"If the NLRB sustains the allegations in the complaint, it could effectively end Staples' foray into the mail business."
St. Louis bricklayers strike ends in total victory
The victory also ends a contractors' lawsuit that, had it succeeded, would have endangered all traditional union pension plans in the U.S.
DC unions back streetcar workers fired for organizing
"The fired streetcar workers are heroes and they stood up for the right of workers to organize a union; they stood up for the dignity of workers."
Canada's prime minister jams anti-union law through Parliament
"Unions are far more democratic, transparent, and accountable to their members than this prime minister and his government are to taxpayers."
D.C. council committee OKs nurse safe-staffing bill
"Nurse-to-patient ratios is sound public policy, raising the bar for public safety."
Sanders draws roars from union retirees
Retired unionists represent the consistently largest and most-active political constituency - the elderly.
