Unionists, allies protest Trans-Pacific trade pact
Unionists and their allies protested at the Sept. 9 start of the latest round of talks on a planned Trans-Pacific Pact.
Pride at Work puts “Boots on the Ground”
Some 200 delegates to Pride@Work - the LGBT affiliate of the AFL-CIO - put their theme of "Boots on the Ground" into action.
Today in labor history: Textile workers ambushed
The AFL-CIO expanded Wiggins' grave marker in 1979, to include the phrase, "She died carrying the torch of social justice."
Today in labor history: New York’s first Labor Day parade
The Sept. 5, 1882 parade had nearly 30,000 marchers, who demanded fair working conditions, including the eight-hour work day.
A life in organizing, an interview with Stewart Acuff
A key voice in the design of the Employee Free Choice Act, Acuff spoke about how much change the very modest improvements in labor law the bill would bring, with his signature faith in working people.
Court rules in favor of Michigan collective bargaining vote
A proposal to preserve collective bargaining rights for Michigan workers must be placed on the November ballot, the state's Court of Appeals has ruled.
Today in labor history: W.E.B. Du Bois dies in Ghana
On this day in 1963 on the eve of the historic March on Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana.
Labor mounts drive to protect Latino vote
They're joined in their drive by other progressive groups, Hispanic groups - such as La Familia Vota - and labor allies.
Minimum wage hike would actually add jobs
Raising the federal minimum wage from its present $7.25 hourly to $9.80 over the next two years would create 100,000 new jobs.
