L.A. port truckers win again, misclassified as independent contractors
Eploited port truck drivers at the nation's largest cargo terminal, Los Angeles-Long Beach, won another round in their long fight for fair pay, job protections and the right to organize.
News Guild’s Lunzer: Court ruling could chill First Amendment
"The Chicago Sun-Times is being punished for doing exactly what a news organization is supposed to do: Hold the people in power to account."
The revolutionary hope of Christmas
What does Christmas have to do with the class struggle? In a word - everything.
Communications Workers endorse Sanders
"Sanders stands with working families against corporate greed, Wall Street, and the big banks, and we are going to help him."
Labor meltdown: Elves threaten historic strike week before Christmas
"This is a new day here in the North Pole; no longer will we settle for the technologies and working conditions of last century!"
For labor, 2015 began and ended with political action
The year kicked off with a comprehensive "Raise The Wage" campaign and the advocation of a wide-ranging package of measures to restore the middle class.
Burn the TPP, not workers
Middle America is smoldering. For too long, citizens worked harder and produced more, yet corporations cut pay and benefits.
Trump Vegas hotel files objections after workers vote to unionize
The Trump Hotel Las Vegas, however, is required by federal law to bargain with the union, even though they have filed objections.
Unionists pack Ohio statehouse to protest anti-worker bills
A new "right-to-work" bill and an "unemployment reform" bill would make Ohio the "worst state in the union for unemployed workers."
Seattle Teamsters local to organize Uber, Lyft drivers after city council vote
Teamsters Local 117 in Seattle will step up its efforts to unionize Uber and Lyft drivers.
