Parade of presidential hopefuls make pitches to fire fighters
A parade of nine presidential hopefuls made their cases before more than 1,000 Fire Fighters.
Senate GOP votes to kill NLRB union elections rule, Obama promises veto
By a 53-46 party-line vote, the GOP-run Senate voted to kill the NLRB's planned union elections rule update.
Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools
The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.
Today in labor history: SNCC founder Julian Bond was born
Today people from around the country and globe are wishing the long time civil rights giant, Julian Bond, a very happy birthday.
Big business again sues labor board over union election rules
Here we go again. Business groups are suing the National Labor Relations Board over the new union election rules it finalized in December.
Labor 2014 celebrates Connecticut election victory
"When we stick together, we win together!" exclaimed Lori Pelletier at a pre-Thanksgiving celebration dinner for Labor 2014 volunteers.
South Bay labor charts course for post-election struggles
Despite setbacks, the mood at the meeting of the South Bay Labor Council was positive: "We need to advance our own agenda," regardless of who is in the mayor's seat.
After tough election, labor leaders say unions are here to stay
"What happened in this election," Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO declared, "is that the vast majority of the voters stayed home."
Voters speak: A resounding victory for paid sick days nationwide
The lesson from Tuesday could not be clearer: No worker should have to choose between missing a day's pay and caring for their health.
Trumka: Voters said they were “desperate” for new economic life
"The fact of the matter is that people are disillusioned by endless political bickering and eyed these elections with great dispirit."
