Unions call for National Infrastructure Bank
Rebuilding the U.S.' decaying infrastructure to also counteract climate change will produce good middle class jobs and grow the economy.
Victory for workers at Baltimore Sheraton
The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the restoration of union bargaining rights for hundreds of Sheraton employees.
Obama’s acting labor secretary calls for minimum wage hike
Saying that it would help lift up workers and families, Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris reiterated the Obama administration's support for raising the minimum wage.
The Dream lives on, but we must fight for it
In a five-to-four decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the formula in Section 4 of the 1965 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
Supreme Court to rule on legality of NLRB
The Supreme Court will try to sort out the political war over the legality of "recess appointments" to the National Labor Relations Board.
What they didn’t tell you about the Twinkies comeback!
The trimmed-down Hostess has a far less costly operating structure than the predecessor company, but workers are no longer unionized.
Today in labor history: “Wobblies” founded in 1905
The Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the "Wobblies," was founded at a 12-day convention in Chicago, June 27, 1905.
Education advocates tell Pa. governor: fund public schools!
They came from every corner of Pennsylvania yesterday, and some from New Jersey and New York.
Today in labor history: Eugene Debs initiates boycott against Pullman railroad
The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, initiated a boycott against the Pullman Palace Car Company.
New York teachers back Thompson for mayor
This city's huge teachers' union has selected the candidate it prefers in the mayoral race now underway here.
