Today in labor history: Stonewall sparks gay rights movement
Forty four years ago today the Stonewall demonstrations broke out in New York City,
Union leaders hail court dumping of DOMA
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Union leaders hailed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to throw out the Defense of Marriage Act, the anti-gay law a Republican-run Congress railroaded through, and which then-President Bill Clinton signed.
Union leaders slam Supreme Court's voting rights ruling
WASHINGTON - Union leaders panned the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act, saying the justices gutted its key section and stripped protections from voters.
Obama’s acting labor secretary calls for minimum wage hike
Saying that it would help lift up workers and families, Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris reiterated the Obama administration's support for raising the minimum wage.
The Dream lives on, but we must fight for it
In a five-to-four decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the formula in Section 4 of the 1965 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
Sanders, citing her anti-worker stand, is sole senator vs. Pritzker
Hyatt fired housekeepers, replacing them with out-of-state minimum-wage temps. Unite Here has called a boycott of Hyatt.
Supreme Court to rule on legality of NLRB
The Supreme Court will try to sort out the political war over the legality of "recess appointments" to the National Labor Relations Board.
What they didn’t tell you about the Twinkies comeback!
The trimmed-down Hostess has a far less costly operating structure than the predecessor company, but workers are no longer unionized.
Today in labor history: “Wobblies” founded in 1905
The Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the "Wobblies," was founded at a 12-day convention in Chicago, June 27, 1905.
North Carolina “Moral Monday” protests battle right-wing agenda
A multi-racial crowd of over 2,500 people rallied outside the North Carolina State Legislature Building.
