Court orders El Super to reinstate Fermin Rodriquez, fired organizer
"I am incredibly excited to be returning to my job where I can continue to fight for dignity and respect for all El Super workers."
Single-payer healthcare gets backing from Medicare’s “creator”
The last surviving "creator" of the original Medicare proposal of 1965 is enthusiastically endorsing Medicare for all.
Hillary Clinton pledges to push Employee Free Choice
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton supports comprehensive labor law reform, and she says she really means it.
AFL-CIO to hold regular talks on racism beginning in September
"Since the death of Trayvon Martin, the AFL-CIO has worked to open a constructive dialogue around the role of race."
AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
Top union leader describes GOP presidential hopefuls as money-grubbing
"Americans deserve better than mean-spirited, self-serving politicians."
Today in labor history: Fast-food workers strike for $15 in seven U.S. cities
Fast food workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in the thousands for a higher paycheck - $15 an hour.
Presidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week
The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.
Today in labor history: Brewery workers unite!
On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.
GOP funding bill would force the NLRB to lay off one-third of its staff
The Obama administration is blasting a GOP-authored money bill that would underfund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services Depts.
