Blankenship verdict: guilty on misdemeanor, innocent on felony charges
The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one-year in jail and possible fines amounting to twice the financial gain resulting from the safety conspiracy.
COP 21: Unions sow the seeds of labor to yield green jobs
Labor leaders presented real plans and logical solutions for creating clean jobs that sustain the labor movement and reduce or eliminate harm to the environment.
Workers and their union, SEIU, fight for housing at "pop-up" Thanksgiving
It was to shine a light on how working families are affected negatively by the high cost of living in the city and the lack of livable wages.
Walmart hired Lockheed-Martin, asked FBI to spy on activist workers
The spying was contained in documents filed with the NLRB in a case that OURWalmart -- an employee group to improve pay and working conditions -- filed with the agency.
Dallas marchers stress climate and wage justice
On Black Friday, we marched from the City Place Target to the Uptown Walmart to add our voices and actions to the nationwide "Fight for $15!"
Chicago Teachers Union fighting for education, children, families, and community
Over 5,000 joined the Chicago Teachers Union for a Tailgate Party and Solidarity Rally for public education and a fair contract
Unions to lobby for "energy democracy" at Paris climate talks
Unions worldwide will make sure the voices and needs of working people are included in the UN Climate Change Summit in Paris: The ITUC will lobby negotiators and leaders of 190 countries.
Walmart workers begin Thanksgiving and Black Friday strikes with fasting
Angry about having to go to food pantries to feed their families, Walmart workers across the country are fasting during the days leading up to Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Today in labor history: First recorded strike in Egypt, maybe ever
On this day in the year 1170 BCE, the first recorded strike took place against the building of pyramids.
New federal education aid bill: Teachers unions weigh in
NEA, AFT, and AFSA lobbied their lawmakers long and hard to change the No Child Left Behind law.
