Harkin, Senate Labor Committee chairman, to retire
Senate Labor Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said on Jan. 26 that he would not seek re-election next year.
Unions and allies to GOP: Stop holding Americans hostage!
The two top Illinois labor leaders were joined by policy experts to demand closing tax loopholes for Wall Street and the richest two percent of Americans.
Today in labor history: Gravediggers’ strike ends
Nearly 1,100 burials were delayed after negotiations between the two groups broke down and workers were locked out of the association's 26 cemeteries.
Public pressure stops Walmart land purchase
Walmart lost a major battle to build a 130,000 square foot supercenter in Southfield, as the City Council voted to not rezone a land parcel the big box giant wanted.
Union leaders endorse immigration reform framework, but devil is in the details
Top union leaders joined Obama in Las Vegas to endorse an immigration reform framework that a bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled the day before.
Miners arrested in protest against coal company
The nation's largest coal companies created the spin-off company, Patriot Coal, in a scheme to rob thousands of union members and beneficiaries of their pensions and health care benefits.
Today in labor history: Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" tops charts
The song was written and originally performed by Parton for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut.
Labor board chief: We'll enforce labor law, despite court ruling
"The board respectfully disagrees with the decision and believes the president's position in the matter will ultimately be upheld," said NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce.
Today in labor history: Jackson uses troops vs. workers
The workers were protesting not just their low pay but also the intolerable working conditions on an important canal construction project.
New York’s school bus strikers gaining public support
Mayor Bloomberg's anti-worker, anti-union bias again reared its ugly head when he and his DOE appointed head attacked school bus drivers and their union.
