Letter Carriers honor heroes for foiling child molester
All the honorees are examples of "courage, compassion and dedication or all three," said Letter Carriers President Fredric Rolando.
State high courts tackle workers’ issues
What workers win at the bargaining table can be and often is yanked away by men and women in black robes - or sometimes it can be restored by them, too.
Wages: How low can you go?
Whenever the subject of raising hourly pay to a livable level comes up in Los Angeles, you can expect two stalwart foes: The Chamber of Commerce and the Central City Association.
Savoring burgers and labor victories
Of course, these victories did not happen just because a bunch of religious folks showed up to press an issue of justice, but because everyone worked together.
Battle of the overpass: Henry Ford, the UAW, and the power of the press
Henry Ford in particular was the poster child of anti-unionism in the heady days of strikes and strife, preferring profits over workers' rights.
The Democracy Initiative: A national campaign caught fire
The CWA created the Democracy Initiative after seeing how a combination of political factors combined to thwart pro-democracy/pro-worker legislation and initiatives.
Catholic bishops back unions in Labor Day message
The message draws both on Catholic social thought, which has endorsed unions for 125 years, and the more-recent strongly pro-worker statements of new Pope Francis I.
NLRB: Labor law protects worker recruiting others to sign sexual harassment complaint
In a 3-1 decision, the board said the sexual harassment complaint, even if it just involves the complaining worker, is "protected and concerted activity" the NLRB covers.
Judges’ rulings take away workers’ rights
If there ever is a year that proves the importance of judges' rulings to workers' rights, 2014 is it. That's because the jurists in black robes spent much of the year taking rights away.
Oregon anti-labor groups try to kill paid sick leave
What seemed to be a win for the growing national campaign for local paid sick leave laws has turned into a battle royal between the city and Lake County.
