Workers battling plant shutdown get boost from Danny Glover
BROOKLYN, Ohio - The fight to stop Hugo Boss from closing its men's suit plant here got a big boost Tuesday from actor and social activist Danny Glover.
New Chicago trend: charter school teachers unionize
One hundred teachers at four Chicago charter schools filed for union recognition March 19, joining 123 others who won their first contract last year.
Baltimore workers rally for jobs
BALTIMORE, Md. - Chanting "What do we want? Jobs. When do we want them? Now," a crowd of 300 union members and their community allies rallied in the rain at City Hall Mar. 22 to support a bill to create construction jobs for Baltimore City residents.
Labor takes the stage in immigration reform fight
Leaders of the AFL-CIO and Change to Win unions took part in the enormous March 21 immigration reform rally in Washington, arguing that fairer treatment of immigrant workers is essential to the struggle for all workers' rights.
Jazz-blues opera brings ‘Forgotten’ labor history to life
In "Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant," the story of unsung labor hero Lewis Bradford, Methodist minister and union organizer, comes to life in Michigan on March 26.
Workers lose fight to keep NUMMI open
The United Auto Workers' campaign to keep the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant open has ended in defeat.
New York May Day reborn
This year, New York's historic May Day celebrations will be reborn with a mass march and rally organized by the labor and immigrant rights movements.
Labor mobilizes votes for health care bill
The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted March 18 to support the Senate-passed health care bill, despite all its flaws.
Women's History Month event honors women in unions
DETROIT - In Recognition of Women's History Month, the Civil Rights Committee of the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO showed the film "Norma Rae."
The guy who delivers your mail takes a labor history tour
More of us, those who labor for a living, need to understand our roots. Let me grab a beer as I take you on a field trip.
