NLRB forcing employers to reimburse illegally fired workers
"The board should not require the victims of unfair labor practices to bear the consequential costs imposed on them by a respondent's unlawful conduct."
Southern California: 47,000 grocery workers prepare to strike
At a rally in front of a Vons and a Ralphs market, UFCW members carried a sign summing up their position: "Grocery jobs should feed a family."
Challenging the stereotypical “angry white guy” for Trump
A huge number of high school-educated white men don't go to Trump rallies: They're angry, all right - angry at being associated with Trump.
OSHA hits Wisconsin shipyard with $1.4 million fine for lead poisoning of workers
OSHA shut the shipyard after inspectors found workers suffered from lead poisoning and exposure to harmful contaminants.
Teachers’ convention celebrates history, vision for future, Clinton support
Throughout its 100-year history, the AFT has been at the juncture of key social, economic and civil rights movements.
Connecticut low wage workers testify for $15 an hour
"I have seen firsthand over the decades the erosion of the middle class in my hometown of Bridgeport, as the income gap has widened more deeply here than almost anywhere...
AFGE leader calls GOP plan for federal workers a “spoils” system
"The platform advocates such profound changes to the terms of government employment that it would bring to end the merit-based, apolitical civil service system."
Trump hotel workers picket as boss gets GOP nomination
The man who declares he'll "Make America great again!" refuses to make low-paid workers at the casino great.
Unions can organize temps alongside permanent workers
The ruling by the National Labor Relations Board means that employers can no longer use temps as a union avoidance tactic.
NLRB judge rejects union’s complaint about AT&T button ban, then allows the button
The full NLRB itself ruled last year the banned button did not break labor law.
