Steelworkers tell feds about oil industry safety woes
The rampant safety hazards exposed by the fatal, catastrophic fire, explosion and sinking of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year unveil a catalogue of wide-ranging problems in the oil industry, the Steelworkers say. And they're safety problems industry executives ignore, downplay and refuse to deal with, the union adds.
Locked out workers give traditional posada new twist
Re-enacting the Biblical story of Mary and Joseph was apt, because like the religious heroes, 57 janitors, cooks and other support workers have been locked out.
Union catalogue highlights books for the holidays
Puzzled by what to get relatives in last-minute holiday shopping? Union Communication Services might have a solution.
Hilton unionists rock San Francisco
Hilton wants to cut workers' wages and health care - even though it has billions in spare cash.
AFL-CIO head: Unemployment benefits fight just opening shot in long battle
"Soon, the same lawmakers who fought to get tax cuts for millionaires will come after Social Security and Medicare in the name of deficit reduction and 'shared sacrifice'," AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka warned.
Bakers enlist international backing for locked-out Iowa members
240 locked-out workers from the Roquette corn-milling plant turned to national and international unions to garner support.
Obama Labor Dept. acts against wage and benefit theft
The Department of Labor took action this week to recover almost $1 million in back wages for construction workers in New York and forced a Georgia company to pay restitution for improper investment of union pension funds.
Pratt & Whitney workers make gains despite plant closing
Machinists at Pratt & Whitney ratified a new contract after a valiant fight on the shop floor, in the street and at the bargaining table to stop plant closings and save job security language in Connecticut.
Dallas stands for jobs and retirement benefits
Fifty North Texans, primarily retirees, added their voices to the general outcry against plans to cut retiree benefits at a meeting in the Communications Workers of America Local 6215 Hall December 2 in Dallas.
Shop Talk: Faith groups join jobs campaign
In tough times many turn to their religious faith for hope. During this jobs crisis much of the nation's faith community, which includes many union members, is moving to provide hands-on aid to families, in addition to the usual spiritual solace.
