Chicago retail and fast food workers rally for $15
Hundreds of Chicago's retail and fast food workers rallied at St. James Cathedral last night after having walked off their jobs early in the day.
Today in labor history: SCLC's Ralph Abernathy and 100 workers arrested
The workers were protesting at the South Carolina Medical College Hospital demanding wage increases and union recognition.
Protests force feds to back down on airplane knives
Union protests forced the Obama administration's TSA to yank its plan to let airplane passengers bring small knives aboard planes.
Chicago fast food and retail workers walk out
They've dubbed their push The Fight for $15 campaign after their aim of winning $15 an hour for workers.
Another Bangladesh factory collapse: Hundreds of casualties
Officials said they expected the death toll to rise.
Today in labor history: Irish launch “Easter Rising”
The Irish Republican Brotherhood launched the "Easter Rebellion," an armed uprising against oppressive British rule.
Union leaders reiterate support for immigration reform
Union leaders have strongly supported comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to eventual legalization and citizenship for 11 million undocumented people.
Mexican union leader: Corruption stripping workers of their dignity
The president of Mexico's National Union of Miners, Metalworkers and Steelworkers, known as Los Mineros, reveals the government and business rot in detail.
Today in labor history: First Earth Day teach-in held
The late environmentalist, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., founded Earth Day as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.
An open letter to the coal companies
Positions of authority, millions of dollars of personal wealth, slick public relations consultants, $1,000 per hour lawyers, privilege, and power cannot conceal the true purpose of this bankruptcy.
