AFL-CIO, ally protest deep cuts in House Labor-HHS money bill
The legislation cuts employment and training funds, job services, job safety and health funding, kills health care quality evaluation and ACA funding of prevention programs.
Right-wing GOP Illinois Gov. Rauner plans to force state workers to strike
Rauner's tactic is the latest in a nationwide campaign by the right, its business backers and its political puppets to trash workers, cut wages, destroy pensions and kill unions.
Unions and allies get support for gas tax hike for highway-mass transit funding
The legislation is important both for jobs creation and to repair and replace the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to repair, replace and upgrade bus and subway systems.
Teachers’ unions begin presidential endorsement process
The meetings are important because the teachers unions are known for their members' political activism, intelligence, credibility, and reach.
Catholic Church and labor leaders vow joint push for social justice
The Roman Catholic Church and the U.S. labor movement are working more closely together than ever.
“Right-to-work” goes down the drain in Maine
Following effective worker lobbying, meetings, phone calls and 10,000 post cards, RTW legislation was defeated by a 90-52 margin in the state House.
CWA's new leadership eyes labor's political independence
Steffen stressed "unity and militancy at the bargaining table" and his commitment to the campaign against big business and big givers' monetary dominance in politics.
It’s always baseball season for Steelworkers at Louisville Slugger
The workers produce, on average, 3,200 bats each day for souvenirs and retail sale and about 300 bats per day for major league baseball players.
Delta baggage handler files suit over retaliatory firing
Hedges has been active in trying to organize a union among ground workers at Delta and in 15Now, a movement to raise wages among airport workers to $15 an hour.
Retaliation at Illinois factory ignites labor alliance
Members of Chicago Jobs with Justice as well as Jobs to Move America coalesced in downtown Chicago to declare their support for a worker fired in retaliation for whistleblowing.
