Teamsters blast green light allowing Mexican trucks roll nationwide
The Teamsters are blasting an Obama administration Transportation Department green light to let all Mexican trucks roll over every U.S. road.
Attacks on workers expected to follow pattern set in Missouri
"Paycheck deception" legislation, which its right-wing backers disguise as "paycheck protection" is another ALEC/corporate brainstorm.
Seafarers rescue Syrian war refugees in the Mediterranean sea
Continuing what is a Seafarers tradition, the Seafarer-crewed MV Liberty Grace rescued 231 refugees from Syria's civil war.
Nurses union cheers Obama Keystone veto threat
Keystone foes say the pipeline would carry "dirty oil" to the U.S. Gulf Coast refineries at a cost of an unacceptable increase in the gases that cause global warming.
Big business again sues labor board over union election rules
Here we go again. Business groups are suing the National Labor Relations Board over the new union election rules it finalized in December.
‘Big Tent’ news conference shows big opposition to Fast Track, TPP
CWA is part of a 100-group coalition that is fighting back against Fast Track, and the next 100 days are critical.
Federal workers achieve judicial win in employment discrimination case
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Commerce Department's attempt to limit workers' rights to file discrimination cases.
Republican House bill cuts workers' health care coverage
Some one million workers could lose their employer-provided health insurance under a Republican bill (H.R. 30) passed by the House today.
Panelists at wage summit propose practical steps to raise wages
A panel of workers, a Laborer-turned-big-city mayor, a small business owner and others proposed practical moves for taking labor's "Raise The Wages," campaign nationwide.
Raising wages agenda rolled out at AFL-CIO summit
The nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, rolled out here today its first- ever Raising Wages agenda.
