AFL-CIO: Republicans voted almost 100% wrong on labor issues
The party cleavage was stark in the GOP-run House last year on key votes. Unions use the AFL-CIO figures as part of their evaluations when deciding, locally, whether to support or oppose an incumbent lawmaker.
Missouri Republicans press slew of anti-immigrant bills
The Missouri Legislature is debating anti-immigrant bills targeting students, non-English-speaking drivers and the federal government.
“Right to Work” for less passes, Indiana’s workers refuse to give up
Many working people gathered in Indianapolis over the past few weeks to stand up against this legislation.
Union leaders praise Obama's economic themes
Union leaders view positively the emphasis President Obama put on economic themes in his State of the Union address, particularly his call for the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes .
Indy Occupy movement joins with labor unions in protest at Super Bowl Village
About 200 people including union members and the Occupy movement gathered on the south steps of the Indiana Statehouse recently to voice their outrage over the "right to work" bill.
2012: More battles ahead on Capitol Hill for workers
Workers, their unions and their allies are gearing up for more tough legislative fights in 2012.
Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
South Carolina GOP seek drug tests and benefit cuts for jobless
This week a state senate panel in South Carolina approved a bill that would force unemployed workers to take drug tests in order to qualify for unemployment benefits.
Indiana GOP ramming “right to work” but battle continues
The struggle for workers' collective bargaining rights suffered a blow in Indiana, but the fight is not over yet.
Republicans plan FAA shutdown to bust unions
Republican union busters are planning, just in time for the holidays, a shut down of the Federal Aviation Administration.
