Trumka steps up support for locked out sugar workers
The labor movement will escalate the campaign to push for an end to American Crystal Sugar's year-long lockout of 1,300 workers.
Today in labor history: Formation of Alliance for Labor Action
On this day, the United Autoworkers and the Teamsters formed the national trade union center, Alliance for Labor Action.
Global boycott of Hyatt hotels underway
A global boycott of Hyatt hotels was launched today at a press conference.
Maritime unions, industry join forces to save jobs
Maritime unions and the U.S. industry joined forces to try to reverse a last-minute provision inserted in the new highway-mass transit law.
Today in labor history: Anarchist fails to kill steel magnate
Alexander Berkman took a shot at and stabbed but failed to kill Henry Clay Frick, the steel magnate.
Janitors strike in Houston spreads to eight cities
Tomorrow the Houston janitors' strike, now in its second week, will spread to eight cities across the country. The strike has garnered significant national support.
Maine lobstermen stop work
"Enough." That's what lobstermen along the Maine coast are saying in unison.
Workers bashed in Pennsylvania
In one of the most extreme cases of worker bashing to balance a budget, the mayor unilaterally cut the wages of city workers to the $7.25 hourly federal minimum.
Union-friendly investor defends pension plans
The point of all the initiatives is the same: Finding areas that can make money for investing unions and investing union pension plans - and put union members to work.
Big British labor federation picks female leader
The Trades Union Congress, Great Britain's biggest labor federation, with 6.2 million members, elected Frances O'Grady as its General Secretary, its top administrative post.
