Labor leaders say from now on union organizing will be different
America's union leaders and the workers they represent are not going to take it anymore; they are determined to fight the attacks on labor.
Today in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established
The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.
Protesters tell Apple: Ensure fair treatment for security guards
Union and community activists called on the iconic computer and smartphone manufacturer to push for fair treatment of security workers.
Today in labor history: Army attacks protesting veterans in D.C.
On July 28, 1932, General Douglas MacArthur led troops in burning to the ground a shantytown built near the U.S. Capitol by unemployed veterans demanding a promised bonus.
Today in Labor History: The Alliance for Labor Action forms
This national trade union center organized unorganized workers and pursued progressive political and social projects.
Are children working on Minnesota school construction sites?
The Laborers International Union identified a second possible case of child labor on Minnesota construction sites and has alerted authorities at both the state and national level.
Letter carriers: U.S. mail not for sale!
Letter carriers are concerned about the privatization threat and the threat to eliminate Saturday delivery, and about attempts to end door to door delivery service altogether.
Postal workers and supporters rally to save the mail
Chants of "U.S. mail is not for sale" echoed through the canyons of Chicago's downtown skyscrapers as thousands of union postal workers, teachers and other supporters rallied
Unite Here: Organizing to change lives
Having organized over 10,000 new members in the past year, delegates enthusiastically agreed to organize at least 10,000 new members every year until their next convention in 2019.
Changing the balance of power between Capital and Labor
The private appropriation of socially produced wealth is capitalism's central mechanism.
