"Without Ted Strickland I wouldn't have my job"
"Many pronounced the cause hopeless, but fortunately we had the support of this community and we had the support of Gov. Strickland."
Labor, hip hop forge vote alliance
In the latest move to activate the youth vote American Rights at Work and Respect my Vote! 2010 have teamed up on a video and photo campaign.
New report highlights wage theft, bad working conditions
The San Francisco-based Chinese Progressive Association last month released a far-reaching report on the problems faced by restaurant workers in Chinatown.
Penn. labor aims to keep Keystone State blue
"We're everywhere, not just in the east or the western part of the state," said Liz McElroy of the AFL-CIO.
America’s new sweatshop: warehouse work
A new report paints a picture of exploitation of a mostly minority labor force in the logistics field.
Labor intensifies outreach to Y generation
The AFL-CIO is stepping up a program it hopes will eventually bring the Y generation into the labor movement.
Labor takes on racism in GOP "Pledge"
The Republican Party's platform for the mid-term elections, its "Pledge to America," has a sharply racist edge.
School custodians march against privatization
Over 200 municipal workers marched and rallied at City Hall Tuesday to protest proposed privatization of school custodial services.
Workers shut down biggest East Coast port
Longshore workers were proud of solidarity actions they took - which shut down the East Coast's biggest port - by refusing to cross the picket lines their brother and sister workers from Philadelphia set up
Cabin pressure rises at Delta as union vote begins
Thursday, September 30, when union voting began, marked a glimmer of hope in the lives of 21,000 flight attendants at Delta Airlines, even though many of them may not see it.
