Pratt & Whitney “defies court order” with layoffs
Machinists charge Pratt & Whitney defies a court order with a surprise announcement to lay off more workers.
Machinists union creates website to organize nation's unemployed
A new website nicknamed UCubed aims to unite over 31 million unemployed Americans to get organized, build power and fight together with the labor movement for jobs and economic recovery.
Federal labor law regulator hits GOP on filibuster
The chair of the National Labor Relations Board yesterday came closer to taking an openly pro-labor stand than has any federal regulator in history when she blasted the "political paralysis" fostered by the GOP.
Labor presses White House on NLRB nominees
Last week the Republicans filibustered and effectively killed President Obama's nomination of Craig Becker, a long-time pro-labor lawyer. The AFL-CIO is not happy.
Californians rally for jobs
Over 1,000 workers and union activists gathered in the state capital on a working day recently in a spirited rally for job-creating legislation.
Steelworkers call for Civil Rights 2.0: A youth-led jobs revolution
A ringing call for a new militant Civil Rights movement "2.0" centered on the fight for jobs was recently made by leaders of the United Steelworkers, Leo W. Gerard and Fred Redmond.
School chief fires every teacher at town’s only high school
The school superintendent in Central Falls, R.I., says she will fire all 74 teachers at the town's only high school, after their union refused to accept her demands.
Support is building for Transportation Security officers
Transportation Security Officers responsible for keeping the country's airways safe and secure have been fighting their own struggle for security through collective bargaining rights.
Labor campaigns vs. NUMMI closure
Workers at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant ratchet up pressure to keep the plant open despite Toyota's decision to shut it down in March.
What happened to my country?
As I grabbed my grease-soiled lunch cooler and stepped out of my GM truck to head into work at Delphi Packard Electric I had to stop for a moment to digest the sight of a nearly 1/2 mile long, 1/8 mile deep parking lot that was literally empty.
