Texas janitors on strike
Many of the janitors employed by big corporations such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, Penzoil, Centerpoint Energy, and Reliant, do not make enough to provide food for their families.
June 20: American Railway Union is founded in Chicago
It was the largest labor union of its time and one of the first industrial unions in the United States.
Congress Hotel strikers on 9th anniversary: “We’re not going anyplace”
"We're not going anyplace, we're still here and we're going to be loud and proud at our protests!"
June 19: workers, families occupy Akron, Youngstown, and Hawaii
Today in labor history ... an Occupy trio: 1934 first sit-down strike, 1937 Women's Day Massacre and 1953 four-day general strike in Hawaii.
At DoubleTree, workers fight for "better Florida"
Over 500 Unite Here members, brothers and sisters from other unions, and community allies rallied June 13 outside Orlando's only union hotel.
Union and Obama super PAC buy $4 million in ads
The Service Employees and Priorities USA have bought ads in key states with Hispanic-American populations, exposing the anti-worker, anti-Hispanic record Mitt Romney.
Workers win biggest union election in Alabama in ten years
Workers at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry plant here voted last week by a better than two-to-one margin to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
Today in labor history: D.C. restaurants integrate
It was on June 8, 1953 that the tide turned in favor of racial equality, and the prejudicial policies of Washington restaurants were expressly forbidden.
In Missouri, some Republicans help stop anti-union push
A dozen or so Republicans signaled their leadership that they wanted no part of the anti-union agenda.
After Wisconsin, unions say they’re in for the long haul
The nation's union presidents emphasized the positive impact of mobilizing union members nationwide for politics after the bitterly contested Wisconsin recall election.
