Walmart hired Lockheed-Martin, asked FBI to spy on activist workers
The spying was contained in documents filed with the NLRB in a case that OURWalmart -- an employee group to improve pay and working conditions -- filed with the agency.
Pride at Work protests gay group's endorsement of Walmart
"A war on worker rights to come together and fight for a voice on the job is being waged by corporations that HRC asks the LGBT community to celebrate."
Labor board punts college athletes' try to unionize on technicality
By a 5-0 vote, the National Labor Relations Board on August 17 tossed out college athletes' - in this case, Northwestern University's football players' - attempt to unionize.
Federal judge upholds NLRB union election rules
The rules helped reduce the time available to businesses and union-busting "consultants" to illegally intimidate, spy on, harass and fire workers for exercising their rights.
Nurses: court decision is a threat to public health and safety, workers' rights
The case, Friedrichs v. CTA (California Teachers Association), involves a challenge supported by far right anti-union groups.
Union leaders applaud Supreme Court health care law ruling
By and large, leaders applauded the ruling keeping the ACA's federal individual payments for health care insurance subsidies for users of health care exchanges, state or federal.
Progressive think tank backs Obama crackdown on federal contractors
Facing hostility of big business and the GOP, a progressive think-tank went to bat to defend President Obama's cracking down on federal contractors who break labor laws.
Today in labor history: SNCC founder Julian Bond was born
Today people from around the country and globe are wishing the long time civil rights giant, Julian Bond, a very happy birthday.
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.
New crop of lawmakers the latest threat to Michigan prevailing wage
Repeal of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act would be a coup for "limited government" conservatives, and a devastating blow to the state's construction industry.
