Today in labor history: Emma Lazarus born in 1849
Emma Lazarus, the poet who wrote "The New Colossus," was born July 22, 1849.
American Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad drive
Facing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.
Steelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
Today in labor history: Soldiers flee striking Pittsburgh workers
On this day in 1877 during the Great Railroad strike, workers in Pittsburgh forced soldiers sent to quell the job action to flee the city.
Three unions call for Obamacare redo
WASHINGTON - The presidents of the Teamsters, the United Food and Commercial Workers and Unite Here have asked congressional Democratic leaders to redo the 2010 health insurance law to prevent firms from converting workers from full-time to part-time jobs, and then dumping the workers from health insurance.
Minimum wage workers teach economics to the economists
A working father with a high school education, Marvin was one of 18 minimum wage workers gathered at a South Side job center to discuss the need for higher pay.
Today in labor history: S.C. hospital workers win union recognition strike
For over three months, 400 African-American hospital workers, mostly women, walked off their jobs in protest over discrimination and the right to form a union.
Pennsylvania unions launch massive campaign against voter ID law
The Pa. AFL-CIO is pushing a huge online petition demanding the GOP-run state legislature repeal the state's "voter ID" law.
Houston incomes lag (audio)
Job creation doesn't mean the end of hard times for many Houston area families.
Today in labor history: Seattle Potlatch Riots
Much of the coverage in the local newspapers blamed the IWW for the attack and accused it for being a destabilizing force in the city.
