Union means everything on New Orleans docks
As they operate the cranes and forklifts at this famous port, workers here say they are 100 percent behind the fight for union rights being waged across the country.
Michigan nurses protest GOP cuts with soup kitchen at State Capitol
Now comes the latest labor protest: The July 13 Michigan Nurses Association's "Governor Snyder's 'No Soup for You'" kitchen.
Six years after Katrina, unions determined to rebuild their communities
NEW ORLEANS - As a reporter in this city, you can't help but hear the stories about Hurricane Katrina - even six years after the disaster.
Next Generation claim union, social justice organizing as their own
Younger CWA union members start Next Generation campaign to organize youth into better-paid jobs and labor's social activism.
Union Summer interns work to save endangered shipyard
"We're a pretty good team," says Sarah Mandel, one of a group of young interns working here to stop the Avondale shipyard from closing.
Shipyard workers see chance to save their jobs
Workers, unions, community groups, small businesses and others in the fight to save 5,000 jobs at the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans are feeling better now about the possibility of a victory.
Trumka, others push jobs ideas while GOP plays chicken
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other panelists convened by the labor federation offered ideas on July 11 on how to get the U.S. out of its persistent jobs crisis.
Labor, democracy and the debt ceiling
Discussing the negotiations on the debt ceiling got me thinking about some early experiences in the labor movement.
Unionists say America needs collective bargaining
"Our challenge is to build a movement that restores the American Dream," said Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen.
CWA: “We’ve had no choice but to fight”
Carolyn Wade didn't go looking for a fight, but she's in the middle of a big one: some call it a war on workers.
