Minnesota contractor charged with wage theft
A trucking company owner faces felony "theft by swindle" charges for stealing thousands of dollars in wages from employees.
Greed endangers blood supply say American Red Cross workers
ARC is attempting to make unilateral changes to employee health insurance that mean deductibles and co-pays could raise costs many thousands a year.
Labor movement celebrates Saundra Williams
"An outstanding and phenomenal woman," noted Metro Detroit Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) President Millie Hall about Metro Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra Williams.
Court ditches parts of Wisconsin’s anti-worker law
Late Friday afternoon a federal judge here struck down two parts of GOP Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 anti-worker law that killed collective bargaining rights for workers.
Unions take aim at discrimination against Latinas
"For Latinas, the pathway to social and economic advancement is lined with hurdles," says the 134-page Trabajadoras: Challenges and Conditions of Latina Workers in the United States.
Tesoro forces steelworker confrontation
The Tesoro Company is forcing its Steelworkers members at its six U.S. refineries into a confrontation.
Labor sees real right-wing conspiracy in the states
Unions must continue to mobilize, lobby, and reach out for allies to stop the constant stream of anti-worker legislation that keeps flowing into and out of state legislatures.
Raise the minimum wage
Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year before.
Teamsters highlight contradictions in Mexican trucks case
The Teamsters have apparently caught the Obama Transportation Department in several contradictions.
Labor hits delay on new safety rule
The Obama administration's Office of Management and Budget is sitting on - apparently indefinitely - a proposed job safety rule to cut worker exposure to silica dust.
