OSHA marks Workers Memorial Day by focus on contract workers
"Many of those killed and injured are temporary workers who often perform the most dangerous jobs and are not receiving the training and protective measures required."
May Day 2013: Workers march all over the world
May Day demonstrations here and across the nation today are part of global demonstrations involving tens of millions on every continent.
Austin cabbies affiliate with AFL-CIO
Today in Austin, Texas, the National Taxi Workers Alliance granted its first local chapter charter since it joined the AFL-CIO.
Students and pizza workers unite!
The University of Wisconsin at Madison has been at the center of an ongoing dispute between workers rights activists and the Palermo's frozen pizza company.
Today in labor history: Everettville mine explosion
Only nine of the men working in the mine at the time of the disaster were able to escape, after one of them got to safety and returned with a rescue team and equipment.
Today in labor history: Report on equal pay for women
The special representative to the National War Labor Board issued a report setting forth provisions respecting wage rates for women working in war industries.
Obama budget seeks more funding for job retraining
But, in a tight budget environment for domestic programs and with House Republicans' hostility towards workers, there appear to be long odds against the success of his plan.
Hyatt says it won’t put a housekeeper on its board
Instead, Hyatt Hotels announced its nomination of a longtime financial executive and McDonald's Board Member, Cary McMillan, to join its board of directors.
Labor's stance on immigrant workers has changed, says Trumka
"When people use the word "immigrant" as an insult or as a way to degrade people - I take it personally."
Today in labor history: Army seizes Montgomery Ward HQ
On the orders of President Roosevelt, the U.S. Army seized the Chicago headquarters of the unionized Montgomery Ward & Co. after management twice defied the NLRB.
