Missouri unions fight right-wing obstruction
"The sun is shining on organized labor today," State Sen. Tim Green, told thousands of union members.
Labor hits delay on new safety rule
The Obama administration's Office of Management and Budget is sitting on - apparently indefinitely - a proposed job safety rule to cut worker exposure to silica dust.
State workers' lobby day important for all workers
The immediate struggle for pay raises and collective bargainingis part of the larger, national context for democracy and progressive change.
Minn. GOP assaults workers with constitutional amendments
Right to work sounds innocent enough in name, but in reality it is yet another corporate attack on middle class families.
Anti-worker legislation’s negative impact on women, minorities
The anti-worker legislation pushed for the last 18 months by the Big Business-GOP cabal has a disproportionate impact on women and minorities.
Santorum as president? A nightmare for Steelworkers leader
Leo Gerard, president of the Steelworkers, described over breakfast his recurring nightmare.
Unions endorse Obama, gear up for fight vs. 1%
Podhorzer said that by the end of today the AFL-CIO would be kicking off its 2012 election effort by issuing an official endorsement of President Obama's bid for re-election.
Labor leaders to focus on 2012 election
As might be expected in a presidential election year, politics will take center stage when the AFL-CIO Executive Council meets.
Top union-hating contractor backs Romney
Romney's opposition to project labor agreements won him a standing ovation from the anti-worker, anti-union group.
Autoworkers say: Let Romney go bankrupt
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to town Friday, but autoworkers were in no mood to give him a free pass.
