Texas nurses go union
HOUSTON -- More than 1,900 registered nurses at five Texas hospitals have voted to unionize by joining the National Nurses Organizing Committee.
Minnesota nurses vote to strike
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Nurses Association announced today that more than 12,000 Twin Cities nurses will conduct a one-day strike for patient safety on Thursday, June 10.
Young labor activists to meet in Washington, D.C.
Young activists and union workers are expected to meet in Washington, D.C., June 10-13, during a national young workers summit hosted by the AFL-CIO.
Union’s 2010 mission: channel worker anger in positive direction
Workers are "frustrated, anxious and angry" about "an economy that doesn't work for them," and labor must harness that outrage, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told a panel last week.
Strikers at Spectrum Nursing Homes gain support
Twenty-one labor, community, elected officials and clergy members were arrested by Hartford police Tuesday for blocking the entrance of Park Place Health Center in support of District 1199 Spectrum strikers.
Union provides hotline for Arizona travelers
If you are traveling to Arizona but worried about the state's new draconian racial profiling law, SEIU has some tips for you.
Hartford workers win back pay
Ten years after being locked out by their employer, union workers at Avery Heights Nursing Home began receiving checks totaling $2.55 million in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) settlement. The case has important implications for workers everywhere.
Jobs with Justice says it’s time to celebrate
PHILADELPHIA - Celebrating a year of victories, a standing-room-only crowd honored a legend in the city's labor movement and other union and community leaders.
Texas labor isn’t waiting
A particular target for Texas trade unionists is anti-worker Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who continues to embarrass his state before the nation by defending BP.
Memorial Day 2010: A steelworker point of view
Someone said that in a progressive society there is nothing permanent except change.
