Union gets new chief
Noel Beasley was elected new president of Workers United, an SEIU sector, the union said.
Spectrum nursing home workers mark year on strike
Hundreds of representatives from labor and community organizations poured out last Saturday in support of Spectrum Health nursing home workers.
Indian workers on Gulf Coast fight modern day slavery
Hundreds of workers from India who were forced into modern day slavery at Gulf Coast shipyards for more than a year after Hurricane Katrina are demanding that federal courts certify their lawsuit as a class action against the company that hired them.
NLRB gives strong backing to majority sign-up
By a 2-1 vote, the National Labor Relations Board has given strong written support to the use of "majority sign-up" for union recognition.
Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle
What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?
Obama aide sees unionization as fix for economy
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act, which promotes collective bargaining, would help pull the U.S. out of its economic hole, a top White House official says.
Thousands nationwide to rally for jobs
CHICAGO - Hundreds of activists will rally downtown at GOP headquarters here Sept. 15 for a federal jobs bill and against senatorial candidate Mark Kirk, an Illinois congressman who has opposed numerous job creation bills.
Labor Day 2010: Fighting for the American dream
Workers are thinking about more than burgers, football and car races with latest unemployment figures, up to 9.6 percent.
SEIU, Unite Here settle dispute
The Service Employees International Union and Unite Here this week announced a settlement that brings to an end a dispute that has troubled the labor movement for over a year.
Hotel workers training for civil disobedience in 15 cities
More than 1,000 cooks, dishwashers and housekeepers are training to carry out nonviolent civil disobedience on July 22 at Hyatt hotels in 15 cities across the nation.
