EPI analyst: High court deadlock on immigration hurts all workers’ rights
Exploitative employers use the threat of hiring undocumented adults to force other workers to take lower wages and benefits.
Chicagoans win paid sick leave law
A coalition of workers' rights and progressive groups pushed the ordinance through the council, over the usual business opposition.
Week-long Minnesota nurses strike part of forced walkout in three states
Hospital chains demand that its nurses virtually give up their health insurance; patient safety and quality of patient care are also top issues.
Hospital workers in Vancouver, Wash. unionize to fight for their patients
Even the doctors are part of the bargaining unit at this small hospital in the Pacific Northwest.
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.
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.'"
