28 arrested so far in sit-down strikes at California Walmarts
The group was joined by hundreds of Californians who rallied outside the store in Pico Rivera, the site of the first Walmart strikes in 2012.
Today in labor history: Official claims “Robin Hood” was communist plot
The episode seems silly in retrospect. What was not so silly, however, was the political repression Communists faced.
Walmart workers begin first in-store sitdown strike in company history
"I'm sitting down on strike today to protest Walmart's illegal fear tactics and to send a message to management and the Waltons that they can't continue to silence us!"
AFL-CIO's Samuel: Expect congressional attacks on workers rights
Expect wide and various attacks on workers rights from a totally Republican-run 114h Congress, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel warns.
AFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit
The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.
Locked capitol doors lead to Michigan unions’ right-to-work lawsuit
The long-running war over Michigan's controversial, Republican-engineered "Right to Work" (for less) laws is headed to court.
Oregon transit workers ratify first pact in 10 years
Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in Portland, Ore., ratified a new union contract at the area transit agency, TriMet.
Walmart workers react to New York Times expose on understaffing
In response to the New York Times story today, Walmart workers are again calling for full-time hours and better scheduling.
Today in labor history: Socialist denied seat in Congress
On this day in 1919 Victor Berger, the first socialist elected to the U.S. Congress was denied his seat.
Today in labor history: IWW comic strip Mr. Block appears
The character with a wooden block head and no class consciousness was created by Ernest Riebe and commemorated in a song written by Joe Hill.
