University of Illinois forces strike on campus workers
Campus workers are on strike at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign after months of contract negotiations with the university's administration yielded little results.
Illinois governor makes state workers the scapegoats
In what he termed "the most difficult budget" in the state's history, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on March 6, called for deep cuts in a wide range of social programs.
Video: Restaurant workers sing for "Money"
Restaurant workers are sending a message to Albany lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to at least $9.00/hour when they do the budget this month.
Official jobless rate ticks down; 236,000 new jobs
The nation's jobless rate dropped 0.1 percent in February, to 7.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Chicago unions go to bat for immigration reform
Chicago's labor movement turned out in force yesterday to declare support for immediate reform of immigration law.
Household workers demand rights, bang pots and pans, with video
Hundreds banged pots and pans here yesterday to launch a campaign for a Household Workers Bill of Rights.
Unions go public with intent to overhaul their own structure
The AFL-CIO will probe new ways of organizing itself and the broader labor movement and its allies to meet what it says are the changing times.
Labor says tax millionaires to protect Social Security
"Ninety-four percent of the country pays Social Security taxes on all their income. Six percent do not. This has got to change."
Las Vegas cab company forces a strike
The second largest cab company in Las Vegas has forced its drivers - the first taxi drivers to unionize, more than a decade ago - to strike.
Collective bargaining easier in Germany
The German model of collective bargaining, and what the U.S. can learn from it, was the top topic of conversation.
