Labor fights to recognize Native American rights
The AFL-CIO is fighting to add a new constituency group for Native Americans to its roster.
Labor youth summit opens in Minneapolis
The conference includes young workers, young union organizers and students, and is part of the AFL-CIO's attempts, over the last two years, to reach workers under age 35.
Longshore union leader: "We're putting our bodies on the line."
Hundreds of port workers have voluntarily stood in front of trains carrying grain to an outlaw company in Longview, Washington. Their struggle has made news across the nation and around the world.
Labor takes fight against the right into the courts
Labor's fight against the radical Right isn't just occurring in the streets or at the ballot box. Unions are challenging the Right Wing's schemes in court, too.
Thousands of California nurses strike to fight takeaways
The nurses were among 23,000 of their co-workers holding a one-day strike at three-dozen Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern and central California, as well as Oakland Children's Hospital.
Dock, maritime workers making significant unity moves
In the latest effort to strengthen labor's hand in the global economy, West Coast dockworkers this month welcomed pilots at the Panama Canal into their union. And longshore unions on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts are forging new ties.
Jersey casino fights labor board
At issue is the hotel's court challenge to NLRB's certification of the United Auto Workers to represent the casino's full and part-time dealers.
Unions, not "right to work" laws, bring back an automaker
The labor movement is a key part of a recently successful effort to get a company to build a plant here that will produce diesel/electric vehicles.
Farmworker rights bill awaits Calif. gov’s signature
Now awaiting California Gov. Jerry Brown's signature is a bill to greatly strengthen the rights of the state's 400,000 farmworkers.
After elections, Guatemala turns right
Guatemala held presidential and parliamentary elections Sept. 12 and, as expected, the far right was the biggest winner.
