Trumka: Raising wages is measuring stick for presidential campaign support
"The labor movement's doors are open to any candidate who's serious about transforming our economy with high and rising wages."
Eleven “must knows” about safety for Workers Memorial Day
Unions observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew our efforts for safe workplaces.
Examining courts' impact on workers and their rights
Here are some recent lower court cases involving workers.
OSHA sets high goals for National Safety Stand-Down event
In a follow-up to Workers Memorial Day, OSHA will stage the largest occupational safety event ever next month.
Rail unions back bill mandating two-member crews on freight trains
"The practice to remove more persons from the right-of-ways of American railroads endangers the general public."
Baltimore unions back Fight for $15
"The same forces that want to privatize the postal system and oppose voting rights want to keep the federal sub-minimum wage just like it is."
Media fingerpointing occurs on the docks
Sometimes the conventional narrative the media tell about a news story feels so wrong I can't stand it.
Teachers union leaders split as panel starts rewriting education law
Leaders of the nation's two large teachers' unions are split on a bipartisan effort by a key Senate committee to rewrite the federal aid-to-education law.
Berkeley demonstration for $15 at site of 60’s Free Speech Movement
Low wage workers were joined by dozens of area unions and community organizations in a massive demonstration for $15 and a union.
Miners and farmers challenge Mexico’s copper giant
"The government and Grupo Mexico are making history but backwards, taking away the right to strike and the right to industrial safety."
