Today in labor history: “Salt of the Earth” strike begins
The film was written/directed/produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for their refusal to cooperate with the government witch hunts against communists.
Union leaders welcome end of shutdown, lifting of debt limit
Union leaders welcomed Congress' end of the two-week partial federal shutdown and the decision to suspend the nation's debt limit, thus avoiding what would have been a first-ever default.
Fast food workers rally vs. poverty wages
Fast food workers and their supporters packed a Wendy's restaurant in Oakland Oct. 15, demanding a living wage and labor rights.
What does AFL-CIO Convention mean to the class struggle today? Let's discuss
The AFL-CIO, the country's largest labor federation, held a groundbreaking convention in Los Angeles. Join us for a teleconference dialogue on what happened.
Fast food giants cost America $7 billion in McTaxes
Two recently published reports shed damning light on the high cost of low wages in the fast food industry.
Dallas joins national day of protest over shutdown
About 50 activists, many of them retirees, gathered outside the office of Senator Ted Cruz in Dallas on October 15.
Today in Labor History: Clayton Antitrust Act signed
On October 15, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act establishing that unions are not "conspiracies" under the law.
Subway fires worker for giving a 3-year-old a cookie
We've heard of ridiculous excuses companies use to fire pro-union workers, but a Seattle Subway shop takes the cake...er, cookie. Working Washington reports the firm fired Carlos Hernandez for giving a 66-cent cookie, free, to a 3-year-old.
Today in labor history: Black inventor Henry Blair patents cotton planter
In 1857 patent rights were denied to slaves and were restored after the Civil War. Blair died in 1860, the year the war began.
Shutdown puts hundreds of thousands in dire straits
About half a million federal employees remain locked out of their jobs due to the shutdown.
