Illinois governor waging war on public service workers
The rights of public service workers seem to be of no consequence to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
"Solidarity Forever" completed Jan. 15, 1915
On January 15, 1915 in Chicago there was a big march on City Hall by some 1,500 jobless and hungry people demanding relief.
Workers win safety deal at Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf
In a landmark settlementwith implications for all Hyatt workers, the Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf hotel has withdrawn its appeal of citations related to housekeeper injuries.
Today in labor history: 20,000 GE workers strike over health care
On Jan. 14, 2003, nearly 20,000 General Electric workers went out on strike at 48 plants in 33 states.
“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers
The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.
Pitney Bowes pays lawmakers to push privatizing Post Office
Under this plan, financed by Pitney Bowes, the entire Postal Service would become a series of private companies.
Wisconsin dairy workers lose their livelihoods
Wisconsin is the state known as 'America's Dairyland', but this month it ran out of milk.
Zero troops in Afghanistan is the right number
Afghan president Hamid Karzai visited Washington to hammer out the framework for a long-term relationship with the United States.
Union pleased with bus ban but says fatigue is the issue
The Amalgamated Transit Union commended the Transportation Department for ordering a charter bus company off the road after a crash in Oregon.
Today in labor history: Bread and Roses strike
On this day in 1912 the "Bread and Roses" textile strike began in Lawrence, Mass.
