Oakland Airport concession workers win some, and keep up the fight
Dozens of workers at Oakland Airport concessions and their supporters walked the picket line outside Oakland Airport's Terminal 2.
What do casinos and martial arts have in common?
The proxy war between the union and the UFC has brought the labor battle to national attention.
Fast food and retail workers to walk out nationwide Aug. 29
If you go to your local fast food joint, you may find something unusual: A picket line. If you want to show support, don't cross it.
Union members swell the ranks of marchers in D.C.
"We have to be repetitive" on the issues Dr. King fought for, said Allen Silver, an organizer for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 100.
In "right-to-work" state, T-Mobile workers struggle for right to work
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Employees at a T-Mobile call center here say they endure a constant battle against the stress that comes from unrealistic performance standards, job insecurity and humiliation.
Join LA "listening session": Working people must be heard!
The AFL-CIO, in advance of its September convention, has issued a call for "listening sessions," a way for working people and allies to come together and add their creative ideas and strategies.
Union flags fly along the Maine coast
There are some 6,000-plus lobster boat workers in Maine that best fit Victor Hugo's general description of them more than a century ago - toilers of the sea.
Today in labor history: IWW's “Little Red Songbook” published
The book included famous pro-worker songs like "The Internationale" and "Solidarity Forever."
Writers Guild to PBS: Air film on Koch brothers
The Writers Guild of America-East is demanding that a Public Broadcasting System flagship station, WNET 13 in New York, air the documentary about the far-right oil tycoons, the Koch brothers.
Rural letter carriers union protests proposed cutbacks
"The Postal Service has upheld a personal and professional standard of service, delivering to every household nationwide six days a week."
