United Food and Commercial Workers to rejoin AFL-CIO
The 1.3 million-member United Food and Commercial Workers union will rejoin the AFL-CIO at the union's annual convention in Chicago this August.
Davis-Bacon foes try new ploy: Change wage base
Workers' foes are trying a new tack: Change the wage base, to make the wages as low as possible.
The rise of alt-labor: Innovative organizing is Netroots star
The rapidly growing trend in innovative organizing among non-unionized and low-wage workers was showcased at several panels at this year's Netroots Nation conference.
Long Beach caregivers strike for safer working conditions
Mental health caregivers at La Casa Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Long Beach, California went on five-day strike last week to protest unfair labor practices.
Unions call for National Infrastructure Bank
Rebuilding the U.S.' decaying infrastructure to also counteract climate change will produce good middle class jobs and grow the economy.
Victory for workers at Baltimore Sheraton
The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the restoration of union bargaining rights for hundreds of Sheraton employees.
The Dream lives on, but we must fight for it
In a five-to-four decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the formula in Section 4 of the 1965 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
Supreme Court to rule on legality of NLRB
The Supreme Court will try to sort out the political war over the legality of "recess appointments" to the National Labor Relations Board.
Neighbors turn out for fired Domino’s worker
The campaign for $15 an hour or $12 with benefits has been going on for several months now.
Walker’s anti-union law heads for new test in court
Here we go again in Wisconsin: Right-wing Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union law is headed for another test in the state's Supreme Court.
