Steelworkers show the way on fair trade
Last week the United Steelworkers union (USW) announced important agreements with two Chinese clean energy companies.
Labor pushes for the swing vote
Pollsters are reporting that the "swing voters," most of them working-class moderates and even some conservatives, are now ready to vote against all incumbents, even if it means putting the GOP back in power.
UAW workers cheer president but job woes persist
The thrill and excitement of having President Barack Obama at the Chicago Ford factory was tempered by continuing high unemployment figures, and worries that people won't be able to buy the new cars produced.
Labor joins One Nation coalition to reorder nation’s priorities
WASHINGTON - The AFL-CIO executive committee has voted unanimously to join One Nation, Working Together, a new coalition of labor and civil rights groups.
Laborers say: Build America so America works
BALTIMORE - In the shadow of the Wilkens Ave. Bridge, one of Maryland's 372 "structurally deficient bridges," more than 200 workers rallied Aug. 2 to "Build Maryland so Maryland Works."
Labor going all out to prevent “nightmare” Republican takeover
WASHINGTON - The nation's labor leaders, meeting here, are hammering out a plan to prevent "the nightmare" that would result from a Republican takeover of Congress.
Gearing up for a green economy and a union job
A Green Technician training partnership between an electrical contractors group and IBEW Local 481 helped capture "millions of dollars worth of labor" for the union's members.
Auto comeback celebrated, but there’s a cost
President Obama visited a General Motors in Hamtramck and a Chrysler plant in Detroit Friday to celebrate the auto companies' comeback - but the comback has come with a cost.
Jobs, labor and WPA's living legacy
Interest is growing in the history and legacy of Depression-era New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration.
Message to my fellow workers: China-bashing is a bad idea
My union, the IAM, calls for a national industrial policy and massive investment in infrastructure - something China has actually done, not just talked about.
