DC unions back streetcar workers fired for organizing
"The fired streetcar workers are heroes and they stood up for the right of workers to organize a union; they stood up for the dignity of workers."
Canada's prime minister jams anti-union law through Parliament
"Unions are far more democratic, transparent, and accountable to their members than this prime minister and his government are to taxpayers."
D.C. council committee OKs nurse safe-staffing bill
"Nurse-to-patient ratios is sound public policy, raising the bar for public safety."
Sanders draws roars from union retirees
Retired unionists represent the consistently largest and most-active political constituency - the elderly.
Ex-CWA President Cohen to campaign for Sanders
"Bernie realizes that workers' rights in the U.S. remain under attack and near the bottom of the world's democracies."
Federal workers union sues government over data breach
The cyber attack exposed confidential data, from medical records to Social Security numbers, of between four and 18 million workers.
Teamsters score big win in Southern California
The win is the biggest in the history of Teamsters Joint Council 42, which covers Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii.
Union leaders hail high court’s marriage equality ruling
Union leaders hailed the Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage, but added there is still opposition to equal rights for gay people.
Nurses: court decision is a threat to public health and safety, workers' rights
The case, Friedrichs v. CTA (California Teachers Association), involves a challenge supported by far right anti-union groups.
Union leaders applaud Supreme Court health care law ruling
By and large, leaders applauded the ruling keeping the ACA's federal individual payments for health care insurance subsidies for users of health care exchanges, state or federal.
