Right to work for less dies in New Hampshire
The House of Representatives here gave a resounding defeat to the union haters this week when it voted 212-141 against a right to work for less bill.
Union leaders wish Obama had come out for right to organize
Union leaders see the weakening of union rights and the drop in union membership numbers as key factors in the backward movement of the middle class.
AFL-CIO launches campaign for immigration reform
The AFL-CIO is launching a presidential style mass nationwide campaign.
Avondale shipyard story could get a happy ending
The long struggle by thousands of Avondale shipyard workers here to save their jobs appears to have been successful.
Right-to-work (for less) laws speed to Michigan high court
Michigan's two controversial right-to-work laws are headed on a fast track to the state's Supreme Court.
Wage gap widening, unionization declining worldwide
Declining unionization and increasing globalization are two key factors that are widening wage gaps between the rich and everyone else.
Union hopes $4 billion fine will force change at BP
Steelworkers Vice President Gary Beevers hopes the record fine and criminal charge pleas by British Petroleum will finally force the oil industry to take safety seriously.
Unemployment at 7.9% in January
The nation's unemployment rate was 7.9% in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, up 0.1% from December's figure.
CPUSA leader turns up the volume on labor’s future
A crowd heard Communist Party Labor Commission Chair Scott Marshall's take on how he sees these issues fit into the macro-challenges facing labor movement today.
Single-payer health care advocates plan new campaign
Some 200 union advocates of single-payer government-run national health care met in Chicago in mid-January to plan their next moves.
