Union leaders express outrage at Orlando massacre, sympathy for victims and families
"I don't know where to begin. Fifty dead, many more wounded, in the worst mass shooting in American history. I am sick and heartbroken."
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: Hundreds gather in solidarity with workers
New Yorkers have long assembled to commemorate the anniversary of one of the greatest travesties in United States labor history.
Steelworkers, ExxonMobil, CalOSHA start talks on Torrance refinery explosion
"Things are going fine" in the talks with ExxonMobil, "but it's a slow process."
Underfunding, one-person crews share responsibility for deadly Amtrak crash
"It strains our collective memory to think of a case where we attack a problem by defunding it when we want a positive outcome."
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.
Rail unions weigh in with more analysis on Amtrak crash
Why was there a one-person train crew and no Positive Train Control system?
Today in history: The 1970 killings at Jackson State College
The Jackson State killings occurred on May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College, a historically Black college.
Teamsters: railroads won't spend money on track maintenance
"U.S. railroads now transport 400,000 tank-car loads of oil yearly, passing through thousands of cities, towns, and communities where we live."
Today in women’s and labor history: Triangle sweatshop fire kills 146
A total of 146 workers - almost all of them immigrant women - were killed in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
On anniversary of BP blast, judge speaks out for strikers
The former judge who heard the 4,016 cases in the explosion's aftermath is speaking out for the strikers.
