Rally for job security at Yale
Up to 2,000 union members and community allies filled Cedar Street May 5 to support 986 union members whose jobs are threatened.
Workers suffer as Nabisco CEO makes millions, moves Oreo production line to Mexico
Such contrasts lead the AFL-CIO to publish its yearly study comparing CEO pay and the median pay of U.S. workers.
Unions keep up pressure on Verizon
As support spreads nationwide for the 39,000 striking Verizon workers, CWA reveals the company has a massive offshoring operation in the Philippines.
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.
AFL-CIO: Workplace deaths, injuries on the rise
"Too many workers remain at serious risk of injury, illness or death. There is much more work to be done."
Temp workers increasingly at risk of dying on the job
"Contract workers are most frequently assigned to the most hazardous jobs, and employers are not meeting their legal obligations to provide safe working conditions."
Indiana Carrier plant workers take their case directly to UTC shareholders
Members of USW Local 1999 will take the fight to save their jobs to the streets with a march and rally at the Indiana State Capitol.
Steel job layoffs highlight need for new trade, infrastructure policies
Over the past year, U.S. Steel has announced hundreds of layoffs in its workforce across the country.
Teachers lead wave of strikes and job actions in Chicago
April 1 is likely to go down in history as unions and community organizations representing people from all walks of life stage strikes and actions from one end of the city to the other.
Layoffs continue as newspaper workers continue fight for fair wages, job security
"They've been treating the workforce like something they can just ignore."
