Union bids farewell to Bill Lucy
AFSCME members celebrated the life and sadly accepted the retirement of Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy after a 57 year stint with the union.
Public service union in a fighting mood
5,000 public workers gathered in Boston for the 39th convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are in a fighting mood.
Public workers demand jobs bill
Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, demanded that Congress "stop fooling around and pass the jobs bill that is before them."
Chavez-Thompson energizes labor
The governor's race may get the highest media profile and the most campaign donations, but it's Linda Chavez-Thompson for Texas Lieutenant Governor that really puts fire underneath union activists.
We can win jobs if we fight for them, autoworkers tell U.S. Social Forum
DETROIT - United Auto Workers President Bob King brought a message to the U.S. Social Forum here: "The UAW will speak up for and lead the fight for all workers, regardless of whether they are in unions."
Organized unity in action needed, says labor leader
"Organized, mobilized unity in action - that is what will save the ordinary American," Stewart Acuff, of the Utility Workers' Union of America, told a packed Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board meeting here June 18.
Temple University nurses win jobless pay after lockout
1500 nurses and technical workers at Temple University Hospital went on strike and won.
Workers of the world uniting for justice
The second world congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is a significant event. Taking place in Vancouver, Canada, June 21 through 25th, the congress theme is "The People Now: From the Crisis to Global Justice."
Child labor in the U.S.A.
How inviting it looks, the fruit laid out for us in grocery stores and supermarkets in a profusion of bright color.
Hyatt workers protest in San Francisco
Some 400 workers at the Hyatt Regency hotel here held a three-day strike June 8-10.
