GOP lawmakers bash unions and labor board
Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee veered between criticizing unions and bashing the the NLRB.
Nurses score wins for unions and patients
Emphasizing that short-staffing harms patients, the National Nurses Union racked up a big contract win at the D.C. area's largest hospital, the Washington Hospital Center.
Asian Americans tackle job discrimination
Job discrimination is on the rise for Asian Americans, one of the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and now number 15 million nationwide.
Labor's use of giant rat deemed legal
The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled the giant inflatable rat used by the labor movement is legal, even at demonstrations in front of secondary employers.
Union helped hotel worker stand up to IMF chief
Several articles in the major media are discussing the high risk of sexual assault that housekeepers face in hotels. Sexual assault and harassment is rampant, maids are afraid to complain to management because of fear of losing their jobs and perpetrators think there is little chance they'll get caught.
Labor board sides with Red Cross workers
The Red Cross is trying to drive down the wages and benefits of its unionized workers.
“Rebel Girl” Gurley Flynn inducted into Labor Hall of Fame
"We stand on the shoulders of giants," Teamsters President James Hoffa said to hundreds of people at the induction ceremony, held at Teamsters headquarters.
Artists and screen actors take steps toward merging unions
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild took a step toward merging when AFTRA's board of directors met today by videoconference in Los Angeles and New York.
Machinists, labor board official say Boeing broke law
Machinist workers are gathering allies as the battle grows over a top NLRB official's statement that Boeing broke labor law by moving aircraft production to anti-union South Carolina.
Union gets new chief
Noel Beasley was elected new president of Workers United, an SEIU sector, the union said.
