Jobs for America Now can be catalyst for mass action
This is a solid progressive program that would turn our nation around. But a mass movement is needed to win its enactment. (Part 1 of 3-part series.)
Trumka: Time for a new economy
The full text of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on labor's agenda for a new economy at the National Press Club.
Companies renew efforts to bar workers from going union
Fearing that labor and progressive groups will soon shift much of their focus from health care reform to a bill that would expand union organizing rights, retailers across the country are stepping up their anti-union campaigns.
GOP anti-union stance weakens national security
A bunch of right-wing Republicans led by Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina are trying to blame the labor movement for airport security weaknesses.
U.S. union members delivered jobs message in Copenhagen
Forty union members from the U.S. went to the climate change talks in Copenhagen to give world leaders the working class view on saving the planet.
Labor Dept. to force firms to disclose union-busting tactics
Among at least 20 new rules President Obama's Labor Department plans to introduce in the new year is one that would require companies to file financial disclosures on their union-busting activity.
At nation’s airports, security officers battle for a union
The workers protecting air travelers' security are up against "favoritism, cronyism and nepotism" that is "rampant in all the airports."
Workers hit tax on ‘Cadillac’ health plans, ‘You are taxing Chevrolets!’
Workers, union members and lawmakers rallied in the nation's capital yesterday in support of health care reform but against funding it with a new tax on health benefits.
Obama presses jobless aid, job creation
Restoring job growth and returning people to work is a top White House priority, President Obama said in a major speech yesterday.
Union fights move by auto giants to slash jobs
Earlier this year General Motors and Chrysler took billions in federal loan guarantees in exchange for a promise to keep workers employed here in America.
