Labor and allies turn up heat on GOP over jobless benefits
Organized labor and its allies have turned to public pressure to push resurrection of the benefits through a hostile GOP majority in the U.S. House.
Republicans leave unemployed #OutInTheCold
Heavy lobbying efforts were underway to extend unemployment insurance for the more than 1 million long-term jobless.
Today in labor history: Stephen Hawking born
As recently as 2011, Hawking remarked, "Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge."
Today in labor history: Author Zora Neale Hurston is born
On this day in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston, novelist and folklorist, was born. She is seen as one of the most important black writers in American history.
IAM Boeing workers narrowly approve 8-year contract extension
Machinists who work for Boeing in the Puget Sound area, around Portland, Ore., and in Wichita, Kansas, narrowly approved an eight-year contract extension with Boeing.
Today in labor history: Poet Carl Sandburg is born
On January 6, 1878: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.
Today in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
2013: Year of the bold new labor movement
This year organized labor joined with community, civil rights and other organizations and, together, they fashioned themselves into a new movement.
Today in labor history: The human cost of mining
On December 19, 1907, 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion. This same day in 1984, 27 workers at Wilberg Mine died in Orangeville, Utah.
Port workers in 10 nations taking on IKEA
Port unions in 10 nations demonstrated against multinational furniture giant Ikea's lockout of 350 Teamsters workers.
