Unions turn up the heat on Colombia trade
With the Republicans poised to write draft legislation affirming the controversial trade pact between the U.S. and Colombia, labor stepped up its drive against the agreement.
Panel pushes end to secrecy on women's pay
Rampant secrecy about pay, often written into employers' rules and "employee handbooks," helps fuel pay discrimination against women on the job, a panel of equal pay advocates says.
Philly Council passes paid sick days, will mayor sign?
Around 40 percent of all the hourly-wage workers in Philadelphia have no sick days. The bill, if it becomes law, would enable workers to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours worked.
Union power: LA grocery workers march
Hundreds of labor, faith and community activists are demanding a fair labor contract for union grocery workers at three supermarkets in the Los Angeles area.
Labor board: Employers must prove hardship claims
The top enforcement official of the National Labor Relations Board is telling his regional officers to look at employers' "inability to pay" claims and at specific union demands for financial data, simultaneously.
Unions and the middle class: What’s in a name?
Defending the middle class has become a central theme in labor's fightback.
Service employees join suit vs. Georgia's anti-immigrant law
Call Georgia's anti-immigrant law "racial profiling" that threatens to turn Georgia into "a police state."
Peru's left candidate Humala wins presidency by a nose
Left-wing candidate Ollanta Humala of the "Gana Peru" coalition won by a nose over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of disgraced strongman Alberto Fujimori.
Recalls OK’d for three more Wis. GOP senators
The Republicans are facing the recalls because of their support for Gov. Walker's bill killing collective bargaining rights for public workers.
GOP lawmakers bash unions and labor board
Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee veered between criticizing unions and bashing the the NLRB.
