Signed in secret, Michigan law takes effect in April
The "right to work for less" law can be overturned.
Union reps warn of “devastating” budget cuts
The unions and their allies have launched campaigns against the budget cutting ideas, contacting lawmakers both in D.C. and at home.
Badgers find Palermo pizza hard to swallow
Palermo's factory workers banded together and presented their employer with a petition stating their intent to unionize so they could effectively discuss issues of safety, health and wages.
AFT proposes setting higher standards for teacher training, entry into profession
"Too many new teachers enter our schools feeling unprepared. We shouldn't tolerate that in a profession so important to our country's future."
Today in Labor History: First ever sit-down strike
On this day in 1906, the first ever sit-down strike in American history took place at the General Electric plant in Schenectady, N.Y.
Minnesota lockouts don’t stop holiday music
Symphony halls will be full as orchestra musicians - many who are members of American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) - fill the air with holiday-themed concerts.
Airport concession workers demand labor rights
Non-union workers at Oakland Airport were backed by their union counterparts as they told the port commissioners just why they are struggling for the right to organize.
Hundreds in NYC demand better wages, conditions for low-wage workers
Several thousand marched from 34 Street and Broadway to Times Square to rally for living wages here and around the country.
Today in labor history: Steam boiler operators unionize
Canadian workers joined the union a year after it was formed, at which point it came to be called the International Union of Steam Engineers.
Unions push back, manager pay raise scrapped
In response to the city's council action raising the city manager's pay, the city's unions have pushed back, killing that increase at least for now.
