House GOP unveils two more anti-NLRB, anti-union bills
The radical right GOP majority on the House Education and the Workforce Committee continued its anti-worker crusade.
Teamsters voting on UPS pacts
Teamsters are voting on new contracts with UPS. They cover 250,000 workers, making them the largest private-sector bargaining agreements in the U.S.
Anti-union greed the killer in Philly building collapse
Six people who died here June 5 have been described as being "of different backgrounds and classes."
Target stores the target of two-day strike
Workers who clean Target and other retail stores in the Twin Cities held a two-day strike.
Today in labor history: Kennedy signs bill to overcome sexism in pay
On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy passed the Equal Pay Act aimed at eliminating unequal pay for women.
Teachers march against “teach to the test”
Thousands of New York unionized teachers and their supporters descended on the state capital in Albany on June 8.
May jobless rate at 7.6 percent
But the alleged business job creation rate is not enough to make a positive dent in the number of jobless, which was 11.8 million in May.
Today in labor history: James Meredith shot
On this day in 1966, civil rights activist James Meredith was shot while leading the March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson.
Dark day for journalism: Sun Times “deletes” photo department
Twenty-eight photojournalists were out the door in a blink; it was as if they pushed a button and deleted a whole culture.
House GOP defeated again on prevailing wages
By a 231-192 tally, yet another House Republican move to trash workers' rights and incomes went down the drain on June 4.
