Years of organizing at CUNY yields wins for workers
Thousands of workers at the City University of New York's 24 campuses will see improvements in their pay and benefits.
Love and solidarity on tap for Pulse workers in Orlando
It was not only the 49 lives that were snuffed out by bullets last Sunday; the jobs of all surviving employees at Pulse were also casualties.
The fight isn’t over for farm worker overtime
"We're going to get this done for the 400,000 Californians who deserve the dignity of an eight-hour day."
CWA’s Larson warns of post-election push for Trans-Pacific Pact
CWA's legislative director is urging his union's activists - and other unionists - to keep the pressure on lawmakers to vote against the TPP.
Airport screeners seek more staff, better treatment
In the last five years, 100 million more passengers are flying, but the number of screeners has not kept up.
Connecticut AFL-CIO: "We need an inclusion revolution"
"To restore our country, to make America great again, we need an inclusion revolution."
Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
Union leaders express outrage at Orlando massacre, sympathy for victims and families
"I don't know where to begin. Fifty dead, many more wounded, in the worst mass shooting in American history. I am sick and heartbroken."
GOP House Speaker Ryan plan would trash labor, consumer regulations
Ryan's 57-page document is part of a Republican agenda he's putting forward as a platform before the GOP National Convention.
Consumers League warns teens about summer jobs that can kill
"Always follow safety training. Working safely and carefully may slow you down, but ignoring safe work procedures is a fast track to injury."
