Verizon worker explains why she strikes in open letter to CEO
A rank-and-file Verizon worker penned an open letter to the company's CEO, telling him why he forced her to walk the picket line.
TPP, presidential politics the talk at Steelworkers legislative conference
Lobbying against the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership "free trade pact" was a hot topic there.
Global labor organizations strategize to counter right wing populism
We must include workers in decision-making; thoughtful conversations with trusted messengers can move voters away from right wing populism.
West Virginia to test Democratic Party support among workers
If the turnout is good, it will indicate that workers will stick with the Democrats in the general election, and if not, it could mean that those West Virginians will support Trump.
Verizon strike attracts support in Southern California
The largest such labor action in the U.S. in many years, the strike by Verizon workers taking on corporate greed is now in its fourth week.
High court upholds Seattle’s $15 minimum wage ordinance
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed a judicial win - even if only in one big city - to the "Fight for 15 and a union" movement.
Striking Verizon workers introduce virtual picket line
The 39,000 striking Verizon workers are introducing a new facet to the worker-boss struggle.
May Day, West Coast style
Two large May Day marches converged upon downtown Los Angeles; the flow of marchers and supporters continued for miles.
Faculty union at Univ. of Illinois ends strike; contract vote May 5
For many of the non-tenured faculty, the long fought battle has finally proven to be victorious.
Labor Dept. to coal mine owners: Pay black lung victims' claims, then appeal
The old appeal policy left hundreds of thousands of coal miners, disabled from black lung disease, usually without a penny of benefits before they died.
