Activists demand re-hiring at Walmart
On June 2 in Dallas, nationwide rallies demanded re-hiring of laid-off Walmart workers.
Unions demand opening of secret trade pacts
On June 2, hundreds of unionists and their allies descended on the office of the Obama administration's U.S. Trade Representative.
Coal criminal seeks Vegas fun as he delays justice for miners
A notorious former coal company executive is still awaiting trial while the victims, the families of killed miners, await justice before the law.
Unions open contract talks with General Electric
The negotiations cover 10,000 IUE-CWA workers and another 6,000 workers from other U.S. unions.
Coalition says Rauner’s compassion extends only to his rich buddies
"To say Illinois legislators are not for the middle class, but for the political class is disingenuous on the part of Gov. Bruce Rauner."
Video: Chicago teachers protest charter expansion
Teachers union activists assembled at the Chicago Public School Board before classes began to protest plans to expand for-profit charter schools.
After Senate loss, fast-track fight shifts to House
Labor is increasing its attention on the GOP-run House, where the vote is expected to be much closer and up for grabs.
New rules require contractors to obey labor laws
Rules will help prevent millions of workers from being subject to harmful or unlawful treatment, especially underpaid women.
Rail safety problems trigger protests
Railroad Workers United reported that the first protest about safety, or lack of it, on rail lines occurred in Chicago on May 27.
New NEA president Eskelsen Garcia brings verve, edge to union
Teacher Lily Eskelsen Garcia has seen poverty's impact on her students, so for her, the issue is personal.
