
Cuban trade unionist speaks in Los Angeles
Gilda Chacon Bravo is the first Cuban trade union representative to be granted a visa to the United States in many years and is touring the country.

Poll: Americans side with public workers and their unions
Though unions are under attack in states from Wisconsin to Maine by tea party-backed Republican governors, they are winning the war of public opinion, according to the results of a new poll.

2,000 rally for union rights on U.S.-Canada border
Union members from Canada and the United States rallied at Peace Arch Park on the U.S.-Canada border, April 2, as part of the April 4 week of We Are One events.

State workers tell Missouri lawmakers: Stop stealing from us
Hundreds rallied in Jefferson City at Missouri's State Capitol building against "right to work" and paycheck deception legislation.
Justices dig into details of Wal-Mart sex discrimination
The Supreme Court is trying to determine whether Wal-Mart's female workers have the right to sue the company as a class.

Justices protect workers who file verbal complaints
A complaint is a complaint, and it's valid - and protected - whether it's verbal or in writing, at least under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.

Video: Angry workers confront Wisconsin's governor
More than 3,000 people came out to protest right-wing Gov. Scott Walker and his illegal, anti-labor actions.

No means no! Wisconsin judge blocks Walker bill - again
A judge here ruled March 29 that a restraining order is still in force for a law that kills collective bargaining rights for public workers.

Ohio Republicans set to pass SB 5, repeal drive begins
The situation is very fluid, shifting daily, but Ohio House Republicans have the votes to pass the vicious anti-worker Senate Bill 5.

Missouri unions mobilize against anti-worker bills
Referring to the state legislature's Republican leadership, Mike Louis, from International Association Machinists District 9, said, "These people are not our friends."

